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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: NMS-7EE3AF
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Middle Saxon to Late Saxon copper alloy hooked tag of Read 2008 early medieval single sharp-hooked clasp Class A, Type 1, with incised bordering lines on face, twin perforations at attachment-end and broken hook. Extant length 24.5mm. Width 5.5mm. Early 8th - 11th century.
Class: Read 2008 early medieval single sharp-hooked clasp Class A, 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: Early
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 720
Date to: Circa AD 1100
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 24.5 mm
Width: 5.5 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 10th October 2017 - Monday 13th November 2017
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 55008
Other reference: KLMD112017
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Ryston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF6303
Four figure Latitude: 52.60034064
Four figure longitude: 0.40535102
1:25K map: TF6303
1:10K map: TF60SW
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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