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Description: | A copper-alloy ball-headed pin. The shaft is missing, apart from a small length retained in the collar. The hollow head, slightly squashed, is decorated with filigree spirals and thirteen cylindrical bosses, of which three contain dark grey material (perhaps niello). The presence of filigree spirals and inlaid bosses indicates that this belongs to the early medieval rather than post-medieval period (Margeson, S. (1995) 'Ball-Headed Pins: A Typological Puzzle' in Longcroft, A. and Joby, R. (eds.) East Anglian Studies: Essays presented to J. C. Barringer. This is a particularly large example, head diameter 23.5mm, extant length 30mm. 8th to early 10th century. Compare NMS-847193.
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