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Description: | The object is an Early Medieval pin head. In the 'Finds Recording Guide' by Helen Geake, the date is narrowed down to the middle Anglo-Saxon period. The pin is made from cast copper alloy. The pin head is a polyhedral cuboid with each face (with the exception of the upwards facing surface) have a low-relief ring and dot as decoration. Below the pin head there is a collar from beneath which the integral pin shaft. The shaft is fragmentary and is slightly bent. The shaft is broken at the terminal and it is not a recent break. The pin has a well developed mid green patina. The pin measures 21.38mm long, 6.46mm wide and 5.98mm thick. It weighs 2g.
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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