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Description: | Cast copper alloy pin. The pin has a rectangular sectioned shaft narrowing to a point at one end and bent through 180 degrees. The head is wide and slightly thicker than the shaft with a curved bace and three, irregularly sized points at the top. The pin is heavily corroded and these three points may be the stubs of a larger head. The surface is pitted and the reddish in colour with areas of green corrosion, any original decoration is now masked. Although an exact parallel could not be found the rectangular sectioned shaft is similar to Post Medieval bodkins which were used to thread large items such as ribbons through sewing holes, it would require a rectangular hole in the shaft to be of this use although that could have been broken from the current terminal. Measures 50.07mm by 16.86mm; 2.75mm thick. Weighs 3.92gms | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Taylor, Jeff | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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