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Description: | A cast copper alloy late Iron Age linch pin head, from a chariot wheel. The pin probably dates to the 1st century BC - 1st century AD.The pin itself has been formed from iron and only survives as a short corroded lump. The pin would once have been square in section. The head proper has been made from copper alloy. The head is 'vase-shaped' it is formed of three circular blocks, one on top of the other. The three are only divided by decorative bands. Two incised lines mark the divide between the three blocks. The middle block is waisted. The terminating block is slightly misshapen due to corrosion; as iron corrosion has begun to leach out of the top of the head, indicating that the iron pin must go right the way up the centre of the copper alloy head proper. This terminal is also slightly bowled and the surface is pitted and cracked also due to corrosion. The lower circular block, has a rough oval perforation cut through it. There are traces of iron inside the perforation, indicating again that the iron pin is contained with the head.The copper alloy is a light greyish-green colour and is slightly pitted. The object survives in a relatively good condition given the mix to the two metals.Similar linch pin heads can be seen in MacGregor, 1976, no. 129 - 135.
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