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Description: | A copper-alloy pin, 49mm in length. The head of the pin terminates in a flattened sphere 8mm in diameter, below this sphere there is a narrower section, circular in cross-section with a diameter of 4mm and a waisted middle, this is often refered to as a 'reel.' Below the 'reel' the pin flares out into a 'bead,' which is circular in cross-section, 5mm in diameter and has a transverse groove beneath it. The shaft of the pin is slightly swollen immediately beneath this groove, but then narrows and has a circular cross-section. Parallels for this pin have been found at Colchester and are identified as Roman Type 2 pins of bead, reel and spool motifs surmounted with a flattened sphere, they appear to have been introduced in the early 2nd century and perhaps gone out of production in the 3rd century, Crummy suggests that they were used as hair pins (Crummy 1981, p28-29, Fig, 27). | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Minter, Faye - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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