Record ID: SF-54CE0E
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy early medieval to medieval hooked tag. The plate is an elongated D-shape with outwards curving sides and a straight upper edge. There are three small, circular attachment holes in a horizontal row behind the upper edge. No decoration is visible on either face. The remains of a sharp rear-facing hook project from the centre of the lower edge, the majority of this missing. The surface of the metal is corroded and the breaks are well worn. Read's (2008, 12) early medieval Class A, Type 1, which do occasionally have three attachment holes and date …
Created on: Wednesday 5th July 2023
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Langham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-414D13
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy early medieval hooked tag. Sub-circular in shape. The outer face is decorated with a border of engraved ring-and-dot motifs with a single one in the centre. There are two small, circular attachment holes through the upper edge. A break in the centre of the lower edge marks where a sharp rear-facing hook would have projected originally.  See Read (2008, 22, no.100) early medieval Class B, Type 2 which he dates to the c.8th to c. early 12th century AD. Length: 16.51mm, width: 13.22mm, thickness: 0.63mm, weight: 0.40g
Created on: Tuesday 5th July 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Worlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-402D59
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy early medieval hooked tag. Sub-triangular in shape with slightly covex sides. The straight upper edge has two small, triangular notches removed from the centre. Below this edge there are two small circular attachment holes in the centre. The outer face is decorated with a border of engraved ring-and-dot motifs around the holes and sides. The inner part of a sharp rear-facing hook projects from the centre of the lower edge. See Read (2008, 9-10, no.21-25) early medieval Class A, Type 1, which he dates to the c.7th to c. early 12th century AD. Length: 28.73mm…
Created on: Tuesday 5th July 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Worlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E7C704
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete silver early medieval hooked tag. It has a circular attachment plate, its outer face decorated with six engraved central spiral from which pairs of grooves radiate from each side and end. These appear to be filled with traces of niello inlay. There are two small attachment holes are arranged near the upper edge and a sharp rear-facing hook projects from the centre of the lower edge. Dimensions: Length 17.86mm Width 11.48mm Thickness 0.76mm Weight 0.79g Discussion: Hooked tags are all-purpose fasteners that were used to secure small bags or purses and als…
Created on: Friday 12th November 2021
Last updated: Friday 6th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hitcham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-D5CF33
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) hooked tag. It consists of a sub-triangular section of sheet metal with a sharp rear-facing hook projecting from its narrower lower end. At either corner of its wider upper end there is a small circular attachment hole, both of which have broken outer edges. The outer face is decorated with six incised ring-and-dots arranged around a central one in a circle.  This belongs to Read's (2008) early medieval Class A, Type 1 ('triangular/sub-triangular'), which he suggests are predominantly of c.7th to c. ear…
Created on: Monday 18th October 2021
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hemingstone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-36DAD1
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy early medieval (late Anglo-Saxon) to medieval sharp-hooked tag. The tag is sub-trangular in shape. Each of it's outer corners is missing with the inner edges of small circular attachment holes visible within the breaks. A faint lines of incised triangles is visible along the left edge of the outer face, while the other edge is too damaged for this to be visible. A rear-facing hook projects from the centre of the lower edge, its sharp tip now missing. The surface of the metal and the edges are corroded and the break well worn. This belongs to Read's (200…
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2020
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fakenham Magna', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0E37DB
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) hooked tag. It consists of a sub-triangular piece of sheet metal. There is significant damage to all three sides and corners, but there appears to have been a circular attachment hole through each upper corner originally, one of which is now incomplete and the other missing along with the rest of the corner. There is a rounded break across the lower end where a hook would have projected originally. The outer face is decorated with four very small circular holes arranged in a lozenge shape, each with an incised ring surrounding it. This bel…
Created on: Tuesday 17th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 23rd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0E15EC
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) hooked tag. The object is a sub-triangular piece of sheet metal with rounded corners, all of which are damaged. There are small circular holes asymmetrically placed through two of the corners and a break at the edge of the third corner where a hook presumably projected originally. The outer face is decorated with double lines of small incised dots arranged around the edges and three across the centre running top to bottom. The object is corroded with a brownish patina. This belongs to Read's (2008) early medieval Class A, Type 1 ('triangul…
Created on: Tuesday 17th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 23rd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-93A618
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) hooked tag. The attachment plate is circular in shape, becoming slightly elongated at its lower end, which terminates in a worn break where a hook would have extended originally. The outer face of the plate is decorated with at least two concentric circular grooves (partially obscured by corrosion) and there are small circular holes through its centre and two through the upper end. The surface of the metal is heavily corroded. Read (2008, 15, no.63) illustrates a similar example, which he places within his early medieval Class…
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2017
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3EB1E4
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probably early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) hooked tag. It has a roughly triangular plate with a triangular hole through the middle, slightly off-centre. The plate narrows to a damaged point at its lower end. Although unusually simple in form and lacking the typical pair of attachment holes, its form suggests that it may be a hooked tag of early medieval date. Read (2008, 14, no.53) illustrates a similar example with a single circular hole through the centre. See also similar examples recorded with the PAS from nearby (SF-25096A and SF-9373E8) and from Lincolnshire (LIN-8ED…
Created on: Friday 15th December 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-27DD0B
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) hooked tag. It has a roughly circular plate with two small circular holes set next to each other near to the upper edge. The outer face of the plate is decorated with an engraved border around its outer edge and five engraved ring-and-dot motifs, one in the centre and four below it forming a ring together with the two attachment holes. The hook projects from the centre of the lower edge and curves backward abruptly to terminate in a sharp point. It survives in good condition, but a small notch is missing to one side of the plate.…
Created on: Thursday 15th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 20th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Icklingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E72506
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy early medieval hooked tag. The attachment plate is sub-triangular in shape with rounded corners and a single small circular hole through it slightly off-centre. A long sharp hook extends from the lower end. It is slightly mishapen and the surface of the metal is corroded in places. It belongs to Read's (2008, 7-19) Class A, Type 1 or 2, which he dates to the c.7th to c. early 12th century AD. Length: 33.82mm, width: 16.44mm, thickness: 1.03mm, weight: 1.42g
Created on: Monday 12th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 20th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Icklingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AF6582
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver early medieval hooked tag. It has a roughly circular plate, undecorated with two small circular holes set next to each other near to the upper edge. The stub of a hook extends from the centre of the lower edge, but this is largely missing. This style of hooked tag with a single sharp hook has been broadly dated to the 8th to 11th centuries AD, although Read (2008, 5) believes that the circular form may have developed later than the triangular one during the 9th century. They are often described as dress fasteners, but during this period may have had a variety …
Created on: Sunday 28th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr. Beccles', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-AE9336
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy probable early medieval hooked tag. The object consists of a circular hoop-shaped plate with a tapering strip extending from the centre of the lower edge. This strip curves slightly to one side at its outer end, suggesting that it was part of rear-facing hook originally. The surface of the metal is a corroded green colour with reddish patches in places. Read (2008, 14, no.53) illustrates a similar hooked tag with a single hole through the centre rather than the usual two. This belongs to his early medieval Class A, Type 12, which are of c.7th to c. early …
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F1ED31
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy early medieval hooked tag. It has a circular attachment plate, its outer face decorated with six engraved ring-and-dots, five arranged around one in the centre and there is a groove encircling the outer edge. There are two small attachment holes are arranged near the upper edge and a further small hole through the central ring-sand-dot. A sharp rear-facing hook extends from the centre of the lower edge. The tag belongs to Read (2008) Class A, Type 2, to which he assigned a broad c.7th to c.early 12th century date. Length: 13.17mm, width: 9.04mm, thicknes…
Created on: Tuesday 25th April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 31st August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr. Beccles', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-0E9368
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) hooked clasp. The attachment plate is roughly triangular in shape with two v-shaped notches removed from the centre of each side dividing it into two sections. The outer face of the plate is decorated with lines of small engraved parallel nicks - a pair across the outer end and another pair in a v-shape across the lower end. There are three small circular holes through the centre of the plate, arranged in a triangle - two above and one below. A sharp hook extends from the lower end, curving round to the reverse. It survives in fine …
Created on: Tuesday 21st March 2017
Last updated: Friday 28th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-779969
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early medieval silver hooked tag. It has a circular plate with two small circular perforations set next to each other near to the upper edge. Its outer face is decorated with two concentric circles joined by eight transverse lines created by small engraved marks. The resulting motif is cruciform in aspect. The hook projects from the centre of the lower edge and curves backward abruptly to terminate in a sharp point. It survives in good condition.
Created on: Friday 7th October 2016
Last updated: Friday 18th November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fressingfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3BC4A9
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early medieval copper alloy hooked tag. The main body is roughly circular in shape with a small circular suspension loop protruding from each outer corner and a rear-facing hook extending from the centre of the lower edge. Both the loops and the hook are damaged and partially missing. The outer face is decorated with five engraved ring and dots - one in the centre and four around the outside. It survives in fair condition with a bright green patina. It belongs to Read's (2008) early medieval Class D, Type 1, which are of c.9th to c. early 12th century in date. Leng…
Created on: Friday 17th June 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 29th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shottisham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E7DAEE
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy early medieval hooked tag. It has a roughly circular plate, undecorated with two small circular holes set next to each other near to the upper edge. The hook projects from the centre of the lower edge and curves backward abruptly to terminate in a sharp point. It survives in good condition with some scratching on both surfaces. This style of hooked tag with a single sharp hook has been broadly dated to the 8th to 11th centuries AD, although Read (2008, 5) believes that the circular form may have developed later than the triangular one during the 9th century.…
Created on: Monday 13th June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E7A065
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy early medieval hooked tag. It is roughly triangular in shape, tapering towards a sharp rear-facing hook extending from the lower end. Two small circular holes are positioned next to one another along the straight upper edge. One corner of this end is missing, removing most of one hole. Apart from this damage is survives in fair condition with a shiny green patina in places. It belong to Read's (2008, 7) Class A, Type 1, to which he attributes a broad c.7th to early 12th century AD date, and it is particularly similar to his. no.11 (ibid. 8). Length: 27…
Created on: Monday 13th June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.