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Description: | Copper-alloy pin. The circular-section shaft is 2 mm in diameter at the top and tapers to a sharp point; it has a slight curve along its length. The head is made up of a piece of sheet wrapped around the top of the shaft; it is 6 mm in diameter, decorated with criss-cross lines, and a butted seam is clearly visible. On top of the head is a patch of decayed ?solder. Overall length 69 mm. The curve of the shaft and the way of making the head are characteristically medieval, and parallels show that it is likely that the criss-cross cylinder represents the cup of an acorn. The kernel is now lost, with the patch of ?solder the only surviving clue. See Egan and Pritchard 1991, 1485-7, which look similar although details of their construction are not given. The London parallels date to the 15th century although acorn motifs are still common in the 16th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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