LOT 2130

Anglo-Saxon Silver Hooked Tag with Monogram 'A' Design

CIRCA 700-1100 A.D.

1 3/8 in. (3.5 grams, 36 mm).

Comprising a flat triangular plate with an integral hook at the apex; perforated for attachment at upper corners and with a beaded outer edge; the hook complete, D-shaped in cross-section with shallow step at the junction with the plate; obverse with lightly incised design of seven dots connected by straight lines; base of the hook with low-relief panels and lateral notches; Read's Class A, type 1.

T [No Reserve]

Found East Sussex, UK, on 26th February 2017; declared as potential Treasure under the Treasure Act with Treasure reference no.2017T353, subsequently disclaimed and returned to the finder.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUSS-624040.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the British Museum explaining that the Crown's interest in this find has been disclaimed.

Cf. Read, B. Hooked-Clasps and Eyes, Langport, 2008, pp.7-13; Lewis, M. and Naylor, J., 'Anglo-Saxon' Hooked Tags Classification (available online at academia.edu).

Read's Class A, type 1 with a triangular sharp-hooked plate and two rivet holes and Lewis and Naylor's (2013) Type B1.c.i with triangular plate and incised linear decoration.

The type has been dated to the mid- to later Anglo-Saxon period and a number are now recorded on the PAS database, including WILT-7E2A83 (lacking the border and with more elaborate lobes at the attachment end) and CAM-1DFCE2 (more elaborately decorated).