https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/templates/general_wide/img/logo.png UKDFD Recording Software https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ Hooked tags https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/early-medieval/hooked-tags.html Hooked Tag https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/early-medieval/hooked-tags/hooked-tag-59198.html Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:15:54 GMT Hooked tags Hooked Tag  
Description: An Anglo-Saxon triangular hooked tag (dress hook). The tag is triangular in shape, with randomly applied wriggle work and punched-dot decoration on the front surface. The upper edge of the triangle, which contained the holes that allowed the tag to be sewn to a garment, is missing, as is most of the sharp rearward-facing hook. 

For a similar complete example, see UKDFD21392
Category: Early Medieval, Hooked tags
Category: Hooked tags
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Description: A silver Anglo-Saxon circular hooked tag (dress hook) with two holes for attachment to a garment. The front of the tag has curvilinear decoration set within a finely punched circle of dots close to the outer edge; the back of the tag is plain. The sharp rearward-facing hook remains in situ.
Category: Early Medieval, Hooked tags
Category: Hooked tags
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Description:

An Anglo-Saxon hooked tag (dress hook) with two holes for attachment to a garment. The tag is sub-circular and has a central piercing surrounded by several, now abraided concentric bands of decoration.  The sharp, rearward-facing hook is in situ; however, the rim of one of the attachment holes is damaged.
Category: Early Medieval, Hooked tags
Category: Hooked tags
]]> Hooked Tag https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/early-medieval/hooked-tags/hooked-tag-58889.html Thu, 25 Sep 2025 18:37:28 GMT Hooked tags Hooked Tag  
Description: An incomplete hooked tag (dress hook) of the mid to late Anglo-Saxon period. It is circular with two peripheral pierced lugs with a cusp between them for stitching to a garment; only one of the pierced lugs survives. Decoration consists of an indented ring of oblique hatching within inner and outer circles. The center panel has been engraved to form irregularly shaped connecting triangles. The sharp hook remains intact.
 
Category: Early Medieval, Hooked tags
Category: Hooked tags
]]> Hooked Tag https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/early-medieval/hooked-tags/hooked-tag-58864.html Wed, 17 Sep 2025 19:48:30 GMT Hooked tags Hooked Tag  
Description: An Anglo-Saxon circular hooked tag (dress hook) with two holes for attachment to a garment. The front of the tag has faint traces of four ring and dot motifs; the back of the tag is plain. The sharp tip of the rearward-facing hook is missing.
Category: Early Medieval, Hooked tags
Category: Hooked tags
]]> Hooked Tag https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/early-medieval/hooked-tags/hooked-tag-58836.html Sun, 07 Sep 2025 20:19:14 GMT Hooked tags Hooked Tag  
Description: A plain one-piece hooked tag (dress hook) of the early medieval period. The tag is triangular with a sharp rearward-facing hook and two pierced holes for attachment.
Category: Early Medieval, Hooked tags
Category: Hooked tags
]]> Hooked Tag https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/early-medieval/hooked-tags/hooked-tag-58751.html Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:47:30 GMT Hooked tags Hooked Tag  
Description: An Anglo-Saxon triangular hooked tag (dress hook) with two holes for attachment to a garment. The front of the tag is decorated with six ring-and-dot motifs in a Latin cross formation. The back of the tag is plain, the sharp hook survives.
Category: Early Medieval, Hooked tags
Category: Hooked tags
]]> Hooked Tag https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/early-medieval/hooked-tags/hooked-tag-58687.html Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:07:29 GMT Hooked tags Hooked Tag  
Description: An Anglo-Saxon undecorated octagonal (sub-circular) hooked-tag (dress hook) with two circular holes for attachment to a garment. The hook is present, but the sharp tip is missing. There is iron staining opposite the hook, which could suggest the use of an iron rivet.
 
Category: Early Medieval, Hooked tags
Category: Hooked tags
]]> Hooked Tag https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/early-medieval/hooked-tags/hooked-tag-43359.html Sun, 20 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMT Hooked tags Hooked Tag  
Description: A hooked tag (dress hook) of the mid to late Anglo-Saxon period. It is sub-circular with two peripheral pierced lugs with cusp between for stitching to a garment. Decoration consists of an indented ring of oblique hatching between inner and outer circles. The area in the centre of the ring is also decorated, but the detail of the design is unclear. There is remains of tinning or silvering to the surface. The projecting hook is complete, the back of the tag is plain.
Category: Early Medieval, Hooked tags
Category: Hooked tags
]]> Hooked Tag https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/early-medieval/hooked-tags/hooked-tag-57981.html Thu, 02 May 2024 18:42:36 GMT Hooked tags Hooked Tag  
Description: An incomplete hooked tag (dress hook) of the mid to late Anglo-Saxon period. The body has sustained some damage in that the upper part has broken away, the two drilled holes in the lower half making an effective later repair for attachment purposes. Decoration consists of indented hatching within a peripheral ring, and a simple sunburst design to the centre. The sharp hook is intact.

The tag is probably of a style once incorporating two projecting attachment lugs, and designated to Read Class D, Type 1 (see below reference and UKDFD 34414 - UKDFD 43359).
Category: Early Medieval, Hooked tags
Category: Hooked tags
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