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Description: | Anglo-Saxon (middle) decortated disc-headed pin. The flat disc-shaped pinhead is decorated on the front with incised and chipcarved decoration consisting of an equally armed cross with expanding terminals in a punched border. The body of the cross is also decorated by means of punching. Within the armpits of the cross, the fields are decorated with delicate interlaced knots developed form basic triskeles. There are three attachment holes and the back of the pinhead is undecorated. The pin shaft is broken off, but traces of its attachment are visible in the soldering adhering to one of the arms of the cross that forms the decoration of the piece. The diameter of the pinhead is 25mm and the weight is 3.35g.
When complete, the pin would have been part of a linked pi-set, as indicated by the hole(s) punched in the pinhead. We can assume that the original hole (very close to the edge) was torn and a second nearby added to substitute it. The third hole might indicate reuse of the piece, perhaps as a pendant.Sets of two or three linked pins were fashionable in the late eighth century. The most spectacular example is the linked triple pin set from the river Witham, in Lincolnshire (see L. Webster and J Backhouse The Making of England, London 1991, no. 184), but plainer pieces with cruciform designs are also well known.
The description is based on treasure report by A.Gannon, British Museum. | Subjects: | Disc-headed Anglo-Saxon | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Staves, Lisa - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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