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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: SF-9C6A96
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy Early Medieval hooked tag, dating to c. AD 600-1150. It has a circular plate with two circular perforations close to the upper edge. The integral hook has a D-shaped cross-section. The front face has a dark grayish patina and it might have been covered with a white metal. The back face is undecorated.
It belongs to Class A, Type 2 in Read (2008, p. 14, cf nos. 54-56)
Length: 14.29 mm
Diameter of the plate: 10.79 mm
Thickness: 0.89 mm
Weight: 0.40 g
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 600
Date to: Circa AD 1150
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14.29 mm
Thickness: 0.89 mm
Weight: 0.4 g
Diameter: 10.79 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 17th June 2016
Personal details
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Recorded by: Mr Riccardo Caravello
Identified by: Mr Riccardo Caravello
Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: RLM 081
Other reference: Finders reference SS15 087
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Suffolk Coastal (District)
To be known as: Rendlesham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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