A copper-alloy hooked tag found near Keelby, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0
A copper-alloy hooked tag found near Keelby, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

Hooked Tag (NLM-8E96D5)

A copper-alloy hooked tag found near Keelby, Lincolnshire

This example of an Anglo-Scandinavian copper-alloy hooked tag is classed as a Read Class A Type 1 or Class B Type 1. The tag is decorated with a stamped ring-and-dot motif which was a popular style among Scandinavians.

Object Type

Hooked tag

Date

circa 850 — 1000

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

Anglo-Scandinavian, copper_alloy, hooked_tag, Lincolnshire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, stamped

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 2.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

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