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Description: | An incomplete post medieval (1500-1620) cast lead alloy (pewter) pin. The fragment consists of a sub-spherical decorated pin head (terminal). A small oval shaped scar is present on the underside of the pinhead. This is the point where the pin shaft would have joined the head. This damage is relatively old as a patina has developed over the break. It is highly likely that the pin head is hollow, being formed from two parts joined by solder, the pin shaft would have been attached through a oval slot in the lower half. A clear longitudinal seam can be seen at the mid point of the head. The fragment measures 17.2mm length, 16.2mm wide, is 12.9mm thick and weighs 5.12 grams. The head of the pin is decorated with a repeating pattern present on both the upper and lower faces. Much of the detail has been lost through abrasion in the plough soil. The overall design of the head is formed from cast pellets within a raised annulet (a form of ring and dot decoration). These pellets and annulets are arranged around a slightly larger central pellet within an annulet. It is possible that the surface was tinned or silvered at one point but there is no evidence of this surface surviving. The pin head is a mid matt grey colour with an abraded patina which covers all surfaces. A direct parallel has not been discovered for this example. Similar spherical headed pins can be seen in Margesson's Norwich Households Catalogue pages 10-11. These pin heads are often formed from silver which are gilt. They date to the late Tudor period.
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