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Description: | A copper alloy pin which is Early Medieval. The shaft is circular in section and tapers towards the broken end which has snapped in an L shape. The head is an uneven Bi-conical shape with the top shallower than the bottom. The cones are numerously faceted rather than being circular. There is a small collar beneath the head. The pin is 42.8mm long and the head has a diameter of 7.5mm. The pin is in good condition with a smooth mottled green and brown patina. The break is also patinated. A similar example is number 11 on page 119 of "A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Material from Suffolk" by West (1998), which is from a site that dates to the mid to late Saxon period, suggesting that this pin might date from the seventh to tenth century.
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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