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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: LEIC-DF7392
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete silver hooked tag. The hooked tag has a triangular plate with a tri-lobed rear edge, comprising two large rounded lobes with a small triangular lobe in between. The two larger lobes are each pierced with a circular perforation. At the opposite end is a sharply-curved hook with a thickened collar, incised with parallel lines. An incised double line border runs around the edge of the plate and inside the circular perforations, forming an inward-pointing chevron at the hook end. The surface is slightly worn. The back is plain with some scratching.
Notes:
This hooked tag can be classified as Read's (2008) Class B, Type 1 which has a triangular plate and ridged collar at the junction between plate and hook (Read 2008, p. 21 and no, 98). The type has been dated broadly to between the eighth and early twelfth centuries. The Hanslope example compares well with several examples on the PAS database, for instance WILT-7E2A83
Conclusion:
As the object is made of silver and more than 300 years old, it constitutes potential Treasure under the terms of the Treasure Act (1996).
References:
Read, B. 2008. Hooked-clasps and Eyes. Langport: Portcullis Publishing
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Submitted for consideration as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2017T364
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: Circa AD 1150
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27 mm
Width: 14 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1.71 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 11th March 2017 - Saturday 11th March 2017
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2017T364
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
District: Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Hanslope (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7946
Four figure Latitude: 52.1066985
Four figure longitude: -0.84792938
1:25K map: SP7946
1:10K map: SP74NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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