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Description: | A cast copper-alloy object, possibly the head from a pin or similar object but of uncertain date. It is circular in plan, concical in form, tapering to an integral shaft that is incomplete due to old breaks. The top surface of the head has evidence of tool/hammer marks, probably resultant from manufacture, and there are perhaps traces of gilding around the tapering sides. The shaft at the base appears to have a possible transverse collar, beneath which it terminates in old breaks, the precise form uncertain. The entire object measures 11.14mm in length, 9.91mm in diameter, and weighs 3.47g. This is possibly the head from a copper-alloy pin that could date to any point from the Roman period onwards. The gilding may indicate a later date, although the lack of shaft makes close identification of form and/or date problematic.
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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