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Description: | A Fragment of a Post-Medieval silver-gilt pin-head datng to the 16th Century. The pin is decorated with applied filgree ornament on two hemispheres joined by a plain band. The top hemisphere has six circles, each surrounding a quatrefoil, the bottom hemisphere has five, with the hole that would have originally housed the pin shank on the underside. At the centre of each quatrefoil and top and bottom between each foil is a knop (one missing). The top hemisphere's central quatrefoil has a larger applied knop.Pin-heads of this type are commonly reported under Treasure Act 1996. For a comparison see 2007 T89 (Durnford, Wiltshire, Treasure Annual Report 2007, fig 334).Diameter: 18.22mmWeight: 5.5g
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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