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Description: | A cast silver gilt pin of early post-medieval date. The shaft of the pin has been bent backwards but the pin would originally have been about 80mm in length. The shaft has a diameter of 2.3mm and the spherical head measures 11.8mm in diameter. The head is decorated with filigree comprising a central horizontal band and three circles on each hemisphere. Inside each of these larger circles there are a further three small circles and another small circle appears in between each of the larger circles. There are a number of small spherical bosses on the head. On the lower hemisphere these are in the centre of each group of small circles and between each of the larger circles, so there are six bosses altogether. On the upper hemisphere the bosses would have been in equivalent places but only two now remain. There is also a large boss which sits on a collar at the apex. Faint traces of gilding can be discerned on the pin's head.
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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