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Description: | Complete silver gilt hollow-cast spherical pinhead. A raised horizontal band divides the head into two equal hemispheres; each of these is decorated with three rounded protruding circular bosses. There are applied filigree circles around each boss and small knops between each boss, with one larger knop projecting from the centre of the upper hemisphere. Each of these applied knops also has a filigree circle around it. In the centre of the lower face there is a fragment of the missing shaft, which has a circular cross-section.
This pin head is very similar to those from more complete silver gilt pins, which were used by women to secure dress or hair during the sixteenth century see Treasure Annual Report 2000, nos. 188-194.
9mm in diameter, 10mm in height and 1.92mm in weight The precious metal content of this pinhead fulfils the requirements of the Treasure Act in that it is greater than 10 %. | 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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