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Description: | Large bone pin, probably for weaving. Simple tapering pin made from a split mammal long-bone, slightly upwardly curving at the pointed end, circular piercing at the wider end, smoothed through use. The pointed end is angled and slightly flattened on the angle & underside. Slight damage to upper side of point (old damage, worn smooth). Triangular sectioned at wider end, oval section at pointed end. Uncertain date - Iron Age through to medieval? - most likely to be early medieval or medieval. Length 179mm, width at pierced end 19.52mm, width at point (just before angle) 5.74mm, max thickness (just below piercing) 10.9mm, thickness at point 3.5mm, weight 30.47g. | Subjects: | weaving | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Atherton, Rachel - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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