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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: NLM-C84711
Object type certainty: Possibly
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy possible hooked tag. Triangular sheet metal plate [thickness 0.7mm] with a collar and knop at its narrower end. Closely juxtaposed stamped conical pits follow the edges as a border. The knop may be the worn stub of a hook, cf. Read Early Medieval Class B Type 1 or the object may resemble a hooked tag but have performed a distinct function. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 750-1100.
Length: 26.2mm, Width: 12.7mm, Thickness (at knop): 1.8mm, Weight: 1.26gms
Class: cf. Read Early Medieval Class B Type 1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 750
Date to: Circa AD 850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 26.2 mm
Width: 12.7 mm
Thickness: 1.8 mm
Weight: 1.26 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 10th April 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM35990
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Uncertain
Surface Treatment: Stamped
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: near Gainsborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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