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Description: | The object is a pin from a brooch. It is made from cast copper alloy. The pin has an oval section and tapers towards a blunt point. In plan the pin is quite straight, but the lower portion is slightly bent. The upper terminal forms a small portion of the spring by forming a single terminal before the pin is broken. This break is not a recent break. Within the coil is a fragment of iron, which was probably the axis bar of the brooch, around which the spring was coiled. The surface of the pin has developed a grey/green patina. It measures 47.17mm long and 7.84mm wide across the coil. It weighs 2.4g.
The pin probably belongs to a fibula type brooch due to its length and having an integral spring. Fibula brooches were in use during the Roman period, particularly during the first and second centuries. | Subjects: | Pin | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Bolton, Angie - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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