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Description: | A cast copper alloy pin head with remains of shaft (length: 30.5mm; diameter of head: 10.5mm; thickness/ diameter of shaft: 0.8mm; weight: 4.30g). A bulbous pin head which tapers down to the remains of the shaft (length: 20mm). The pin is in a fair condition with a fairly high rate of corrosion around the head and has a dark green-brown patina.Similar examples have been found in London and are illustrated in Egan & Pritchard's 'Dress Accessories c1150-c1450, pages 297-304, Ref nos 1488 & figure 204. They were excavated out of 14th century contexts.
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