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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: PUBLIC-AB1EB2
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A middle Saxon copper alloy hooked tag. The tag comprises a U-shaped plate with three circular perforations at the broad end and a hook projecting from the tapering end. The hook curves backwards underneath this projection. The upper face of the plate is decorated with a row of tiny circles (about a dozen) along each the outside edges. The reverse is plain and undecorated.
Length 22mm; Width at the wide end 12mm, tapering to 2mm at the hooked end. Weight 1g.
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
Ascribed Culture:
Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Circa AD 720
Date to: Circa AD 850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22 mm
Width: 12 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Weight: 1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 18th March 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Near Louth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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