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Description: | Incomplete Roman bone pin. This pin has a roughly spherical head, with clear facets cut from it. The head has a diameter of 3.90mm and is 4.46mm in height. Beneath the head is a clear, transverse scored groove where the shaft begins.The shaft is circular in section and swollen towards the centre, having a maximum diameter of 3.30mm. The surface of the pin is smooth, glossy and dark brown. The shaft tapers towards a point that is now missing. The break on the shaft is 'L' shaped and the exposed surface is light brown. Though not fresh, it does not look sufficiently patinated or smooth to have occurred in antiquity. It has a total surviving length of 53.46mm and weighs 0.79g. Examples of pins with a faceted cuboid head excavated in Colchester can be seen in Crummy 1983, page 22, figure 19. Following that group, this pin probably dates from the mid 3rd to 4th 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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