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HOOKED TAG

Unique ID: BH-B81BF5

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper-alloy hooked tag of probable early post-Medieval date. The upper part of the artefact consists of two plates which have been joined to create a hollow body of semi-circular section. The upper plate has a curved central portion and a flattened and grooved band down each vertical side. It tapers in width towards the bottom. The surface is decorated with a panel of cross-hatched black lines, possibly executed in niello. The plain back plate is flat and there is a rectangular hole, located one third of the way down, which would have served as a means of attachment. The hook is backward-facing, the sharp point being only a few millimetres from the back plate. The artefact measures 33.8mm long, 14.6mm wide and 10.4mm thick. It weighs 6.76g. Parallels for this artefact are illustrated by Read (2008: 54, nos. 168-171). The suggested date range is c. 1500-c. 1650.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: With finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1650

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 33.8 mm
Width: 14.6 mm
Thickness: 10.4 mm
Weight: 6.76 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 20th November 2009

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Ver 09/223 - 5

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Multiple
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: Inlaid with niello

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Totternhoe

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Current location: With finder
General landuse: Woodland
Specific landuse: Other

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Read, B.	2008	Hooked-Clasps and Eyes	Langport	Portcullis Publishing	54, nos. 168-171

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Recording Institution: BH
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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