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Description: | A copper alloy polyhedral pinhead with traces of gilding. The pin has a small length of circular-sectioned shaft surviving, with a ridged collar below the head. The head has four sides and a top with a central lozenge-shape cell and faceted triangular corner cells. The central lozenge has a border of two concentric ridges and is hollow at the sides. It is possible that these hollow cells were once inlaid. The centre of the upper lozenge contains a quatrefoil moulding. Pins with faceted heads are found in late Roman contexts and continue to be used throughout the Early Medieval period (c. AD 410 to 1000), but the collar at the base of the head distinguishes this from Roman types. The earlier types tended to have little or simple decoration (for example the dot and circle motif) and no published parallel for this ornate example could be found. Dating to the fourteenth century is possible (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 302) and may be indicated by the size and style of the decoration. A similar pin recorded on this database from Nottinghamshire has been given a Medieval date (NLM4449).
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