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HOOKED TAG
Unique ID: BUC-7C5471
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy post medieval hooked tag or dress hook, dating to c. AD 1500-1550. The hooked tag is of Class E type 4, and is lozenge shaped. The edge of the lozenge is beaded, inside of this is a raised border. In the centre of the lozenge is a raised four petaled flower. A sharp hook projects from one of the corners of lozenge, there is a raised collar at the top of it. The hook descends straight then curves back on itself. The hook has been distorted out of shape slightly. At the opposite edge there is a rectangular attachment loop. The hooked tag measures 37.1mm in length, 18.5mm in width, and weighs 2.10g.
Similar hooked tags can be seen in Read 2008 page 107 and 108.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 37.1 mm
Width: 18.5 mm
Weight: 2.1 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 21st February 2019
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: AYBCM 4952
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Buckinghamshire (County)
District: Aylesbury Vale (District)
Parish or ward: Leckhampstead (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP7337
Four figure Latitude: 52.02662031
Four figure longitude: -0.93744036
1:25K map: SP7337
1:10K map: SP73NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, B. | 2008 | Hooked-Clasps and Eyes | Langport | Portcullis Publishing | page 107 and 108 |
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