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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: NLM-30A9E2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy hooked tag. Cast openwork flat plate of circular form with a rectangular top loop and a short collared backward-pointing sharp hook, Read Class E Type 3. The plate has a central disc bearing faint rays with a curvilinear frame around it, with spaces between the two; there is also a central aperture in the plate. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1600.
Height: 33.6mm, Width: 16.6mm, Thickness (plate): 1.7mm, Weight: 3.08gms.
Notes:
From a bag marked '67 hooked tags' containing individually bagged items and groups; possibly an intrusion from the related Carlile Collection I acquired by NLM: Dr Kevin Leahy reports he counted elements of that group as a summary survey of its range.
Class: Read Class E Type 3
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Undergoing further examination at a museum
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: 33.6 mm
Width: 16.6 mm
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Weight: 3.08 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 11th April 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM33279
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Decoration style: Openwork
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: South Ferriby (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9921
Four figure Latitude: 53.67609995
Four figure longitude: -0.50277172
1:25K map: SE9921
1:10K map: SE92SE
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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