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Description: | A Middle Bronze Age copper alloy quoit headed pin. In plan the head of the pin is circular with a concentric circular hole. The cross section of the head is in the form of a flat rectangle. The exterior shape of the head tapers down in a curve to form the top of the shaft which is oval in section. The shaft further tapers to a point and the section changes to round as it does so. A similar pin was found in Chilton Polden, Somerset (Pearce 1983:509 no.633). Reference: Pearce, S. 1983. The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain. BAR British Series 120 (ii). Oxford. Quoit headed pins generally date to the Taunton phase of the Middle Bronze Age, circa 1500-1200 BC. Dimensions: Length 115.84mm; width 31.65mm; weight 15.89g
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