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Description: | A copper alloy pin or stud which is unusual because the shaft is split into two thin rounded plates. The head of the pin is globular with a slightly flattened top and the shaft is sub-circular in section but only 10mm long, and at the end it splits in the middle, and the sides step in to form two thin plates of metal. The ends of the plates are rounded as if they acted as a hinge, but there is no hole through them for an axis bar. The function and date of the object is unknown. The head is 11.2mm in diameter and the shank 6.1mm. It is 18.7mm in length. It weighs 5.87gm. The pin has a glossy green patina which is missing in many places. It is possibly Roman. The only similar object found on the database is KENT-97B653 which has a much longer shaft before the split. The date of the Kent find is also unknown. Another object with slight similarities is number 3.649 in the South Shields Catalogue. This is described as "a square sectioned cleft bronze strip with a circular sectioned tapering terminal. This may be the pointed terminal from a scabbard runner of a strap tag." It is illustrated on page 201.
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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