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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy ball-headed pin head of probable mid - late Early Medieval date c. 700-1000 AD. The pin head is incomplete. The head is spherical with four rounded knops projecting from the sides and a slightly larger top knop. The shaft / shank is broken and incomplete, at the junction between head and shank is a raised slight collar. The shank then tapers and expands along its length until a broken and abraded edge. The shank has a rounded square shaped cross section, with a slight swelling above the break. The metal is a mid grey colour with an eroded and poorly preserved surface patina. The head is badly abraded. A direct parallel has not been found, however, there are a number of ball headed pins recorded on the PAS database(http://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/objecttype/PIN/description/ball+headed/broadperiod/EARLY+MEDIEVAL/). There is an outside chance that this may be a ball headed strap end, although this shape is similar the presence of the collar and the overall form would suggest a pinhead.The pin head measures 27.1mm length, 9.4mm diameter across head, 3.8mm diameter across shank. It weighs 3.65 grams
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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