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Description: | Complete solid copper alloy hairpin of Early Post Medieval date (AD 1500 - AD 1550). Length, if straightened 86mm, maximum width at the head 9mm and 3mm thick. Weight 6.71gThe zoomorphic-headed pin is an elongated oval-shape in cross section and each face is almost flat. It tapers evenly from the head, where it is 9mm in width, towards the tip which has a sharp point. The head, which is 19.5mm in length, is moulded to represent a stylised bird's head with an open mouth, claws and a prominent crest. The two faces of the head are similar but not identical and have cross-hatched grooves to represent feathers. Below the head, the shaft of the pin, which is plain, is an elongated oval shape in cross-section. However, about half-way along the length of the shaft the shape becomes sub-circular in cross-section and towards the tip it is circular in cross-section. About 20mm from the tip, the shaft is bent at an angle of about 25ยบ from its original alignment, assuming, of course, that the pin was straight when manufactured.The piece has mid-brown and patchy green patina.
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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