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Description: | The head and a short part of the shaft of a pin, probably dating from the Medieval period, c.1150-1200AD. The shaft is of copper alloy wire and is circular in section. The head is made of a lead alloy material with a tube to fit around the shaft, which can be seen protruding from the lead on the reverse of the pin head. The head is flat, lozenge-shaped and is decorated on one side only. The decoration consists of a central wheel-shaped device with a central hub, seven radial spokes and an outer rim. There are also twelve small cup-shaped depressions running along the edges of the lozenge. The reverse of the head has two raised transverse ridges and a section of the copper alloy pin shows through where the lead alloy material has cracked. The pin is 28.3mm long, 16.7mm wide, and 5.3mm thick. It weighs 4.14gm. For a pin of similar manufacture, but different design, see The Museum of London, Dress Accessories, p. 300, No. 1470.
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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