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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: BH-345904
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy hooked tag, probably dating from the early post-Medieval period.
The plate takes the form of an openwork 'knot' with three loops. The surmounting hanger has a hemispherical moulding on each of its two inward-angling sides, and a horizontal top bar with offset central area. The rearward hook is of triangular cross section and tapers to a sharp point.
Length: 35.1mm; width: 20.3mm; thickness: 2.1mm. Weight: 2.72g.
Parallels for this piece include PAS records BH-B3BCE6 (from Battlesden, Bedfordshire) and BH-7E99D1 (Lathbury, Buckinghamshire). Similar artefacts are also illustrated by Read (2008: 110, nos. 436 - 440). It has been suggested that some forms of hooked tag may date from as early as the late 15th century (see Egan 2005: 43 - 44), although the main period of production was probably the 16th century.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 35.1 mm
Width: 20.3 mm
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 2.72 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st January 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 15/7 - 3
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Royston
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, G. | 2005 | Material Culture in London in an Age Of Transition: Tudor and Stuart period finds c.1450 - c.1700 from excavations at riverside sites in Southwark | London | Museum of London Archaeology Service | |||
| Read, B. | 2008 | Hooked-Clasps and Eyes | Langport | Portcullis Publishing |
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