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Description: | Cast and incised copper alloy polyhedral headed pin of probable middle Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date (650-900 AD). The pin is bent through 90 degrees at the midpoint; therefore the length of the pin is estimated. The pin measures 61.2mm length, 5.1mm wide and 5.3mm thick across the head. It weighs 1.94 grams. The head of the pin is faceted and polyhedral in shape. The top of the pin head is relatively flat with an undecorated diamond shaped panel. From this central square (diamond) four slight triangular flat undecorated sides extend. These four panels form the upper edges of another four vertical panels each irregularly diamond shaped, and are decorated with single ring and dot motifs. Beneath this another four slight triangular tapering sides extend forming the lower part of the pin: these are also undecorated. The base of the lower faceted sides forms the point of the head which expands in to the shaft. There is no collar beneath the head, instead the shaft expands (swells) to a thickened swollen mid point and the tapers to a point. The shaft of the pin is sub-oval in cross section and undecorated. It has a maximum diameter of 1.9mm, taken across the swollen midpoint. The pin is a mid light green colour with an even but slightly abraded patina that covers all surfaces. The damage through abrasion has affected all parts of the pin and light green corrosion product is present on these surfaces. The overall design and style can be seen to be similar to a number of examples on the PAS database. These are broadly dated to the late 7th - 9th centuries AD. Similar pins have been excavated from Hamwic (Southampton) and published by Hinton (1996). He classifies this style of pin as being Class Bb1ii - pins with polyhedral heads with ring and dot decoration without ring collars but with swelling shafts. (pp 21-25)
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