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Description: | A medieval copper-alloy pin from an annular buckle of Margeson's disc-on-tongue (or disc-on-pin) type, consisting of an integral rounded sub-lozengiform plate occupying much of the central section of the pin, the front of which has a border groove. The plate also has four large bi-conical dome-headed decorative rivets, through it, which are evenly spaced; there is no central fifth rivet. Projecting from one end of the plate there is a U-shaped hook, probably originally a loop; a now slightly bent shaft which tapers to a rounded tip projects from the other end. The pin measures 30mm in length and 14.6mm in width across the plate. There are traces of gilding. It is uncertain how these enigmatic objects would have functioned as pins. Other examples include two from Norfolk, NMS-892006 from Bracon Ash and NMS-CD35B2 from Hoe. There is also one illustrated from Middle Harling, Norfolk (mis-identified as a hooked tag) (EAA 74 fig.39, no.490). Suffolk examples include SF-99DC91 from Wattisham, SF-7EC955 from Waldringfield and SF-3E0013 from Isleham.
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