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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: BH-A61221
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A silver-gilt hooked tag, largely complete and in good condition, comprising three joined elements: a headplate, a hanger and a basal hook.
The central feature of the headplate's moulded decoration is a five-petalled flower head; this is surrounded by three subhemispherical bosses, one located in each of the three lobes. Two pellets decorate the perimeter, situated within the top and left-hand clefts respectively. The smoothness of the right-hand cleft suggests either that no pellet ever existed there, or, if it did exist, it may have been removed deliberately. A ropework border marks the perimeter of the head. On the reverse, across the widest part of the body is a transverse attachment bar. Attached below this is the flattened upper end of the circular-sectioned rearward hook, which tapers to a point at its distal end. Gilding survives across much of the upper surface of the head.
Length: 26.3mm; Width: 15.3mm; Depth: 11.7mm. Weight: 4.63g
The trilobate head with attached hanger and rearward hook are typical features of Read's Class D, Type 6 (2008: 75 - 81). Similar hooked tags can be found on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database: SWYOR-1CEF77 (2012 T453) and SWYOR-9BBE06 (2011 T611).
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: West Berkshire Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2014T482
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.3 mm
Width: 15.3 mm
Weight: 4.63 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 13th April 2014
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2014T482
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Beenham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2008 | Hooked-Clasps and Eyes | Langport | Portcullis Publishing |
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