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Description: | A complete and misshapen copper-alloy pin of Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date (c. 720-c. 850).The pin has a polyhedral head (cuboid with the corners cut off) and is square in cross-section. The head measures 6.4 x 4.0 x 4.0mm. Immediately below the head there is a collar with a diameter of 2.1mm. The shaft is sub-circular on cross-section and tapers evenly throughout its length to a sharp point and has no grooves or a swelling. Beneath the collar, the diameter is 1.0mm. The faceted head is plain and undecorated and can be classified as a Hinton type Ba2i (Hinton 1996: 22, fig. 9).No patina has survived.Length if straightened: 43.5mm. Weight: 0.96g.
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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