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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: SF-705DB7
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete cast copper-alloy hooked tag of Read's class E, type 1, dating to the Early Medieval period, c. 900-1100. Only the main body of the clasp survives, with the hook itself broken away in old damage. It consists a sub-oval body, with two sub-oval lugs projecting from its front edge that flank a sub-triangular projecting lobe. The upper surface of the hooked tag demonstrates stamped decoration in the form of six ring-dot motifs surrounding a further central ring-dot motif. The underside is completely plain and featureless. Preserved in fair condition with an even green patina, it survives to a length of 16.92mm, 13.05mm wide at its widest point, and 0.88mm thick at its midpoint. It weighs 0.84g.
A comparable hooked tag is published by Read (2008) see p. 32, no. 135.
Class: Read Class E, type 1
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period to: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 900
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 16.92 mm
Width: 13.05 mm
Thickness: 0.88 mm
Weight: 0.84 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 23rd November 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Forest Heath (District)
To be known as: Worlington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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