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Description: | Possibly votive hammer-headed pin of copper alloy. This unusual pin has a pronounced curve between the middle shank and the tip. The overall length is 71mm, of which the first 7mm from the head end is occupied with the ornamental head itself. From that point to the tip it tapers in gauge from 4mm to 1mm. The head is shaped like a hammer, as if with a rounded striking part extending forward on one side, and a tapered shallower element falling back on the other side. This is all made inone piece of metal, presumably cast and filed: there are clear filing marks along the shaft. The metal is of good quality with a dark patina lightly developed. It seems likely to be Anglo-Saxon or Roman in date, but no clear parallel has been found by the recorder. The possible relationship to certain small votive Roman hammers has been noted, however, and it might also represent a hammer of Thor. | Subjects: | Dress or Hair Possibly votive hammer-headed | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Plunkett, Tom - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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