Copper-alloy, silver, 3.56 grams, 27.08 mm. 8th-10th century AD. Hooked tags were used for a variety of fastening functions in Middle Saxon England: garters, leg-bindings and items of clothing as well as bags and pouches. This is a good example of the evolved form of tag cast as a sub-triangular plate with a hooked extension. The plate's decoration comprises a series of discoid lobes around the edge, two of which are pieced for attachment to the garment while the others are embellished with a punched roundel. The central panel is discoid with inlaid silver wire in a volute pattern with scrolled ends. Reference: MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals) BAR British Series 230, 1993, p.190 item 32.5 and West. S. A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998 p.121 fig.-35,36. Good very fine condition. Provenance: found near Grantham, Linconshire, England.