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Description: | Bone hair pin length 134mm, diameter 6mm, weight 3.67g. The pin is circular in cross-section with a diameter at the head of 6mm and then gently narrows along its length to a slightly rounded point at the base. The short conical head is rather rough, being made from a small number of knife strokes, creating a faceted surface.Parallels have been excavated in Colchester, these have been dated to the Flavian to the 4th century (Crummy, 1983, 20-21).Crummy N, 1983, Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman Small Finds from Excavations in Colchester 1971-9, Colchester Archaeological Trust
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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