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Description: | A complete copper-alloy pin of early-medieval date. The pinhead is polyhedral, with ring and dot decoration on the four sides. The shaft has a circular cross-section and tapers towards a sharp point.The metal is a mid brownish-green colour and is worn. The pin is 58.4mm long, 6.1mm wide, 5.6 mm thick and weighs 2.4g. Polyhedral pins such as this date to the 8th or 9th century.
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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