DRESS HOOK

Unique ID: SUSS-7E9D11

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Notes:

This hooked tag probably belongs to Read's Class F, Type 1 (2008, 34) with a circular or sub-circular plate and zoomorphic terminal linking the plate and hook. The type is dated broadly to the mid to later eleventh century; however, the remains of the decoration resemble the Trewhiddle Style, which would suggest an earlier date of the ninth to tenth century (compare terminals on BERK-84DCB9 and NMS-E20CD7). The animal-head terminal is very similar to those on strap-ends also of this date, and as such a date-range of the ninth to eleventh centuries is suggested.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Steyning Museum
Subsequent action after recording: Donated to museum after being declared Treasure

Treasure details

Treasure case tracking number: 2016T260

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 800
Date to: Circa AD 1100

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 21.1 mm
Width: 14.51 mm
Thickness: 1.95 mm
Weight: 1.7 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th January 2015

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Other reference numbers

Treasure case number: 2016T260

Materials and construction

Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Zoomorphic
Completeness: Fragment