Hooked Tag (PUBLIC-6847A6)

A silver hooked tag with trefoil motif found near Sleaford, Lincolnshire

This hooked tag is constructed from a circular plate and single hook. The decoration features a trefoil with fillet design on the front probably influenced by the Ringerike style.

Object Type

Hooked tag

Date

circa 1000 — 1100

Style

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

Anglo-Scandinavian, hooked_tag, Lincolnshire, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, Ringerike, silver

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

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

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme