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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy pin of post-medieval date. The pin head is domed with a flat base from which the pin extends centrally. The pin head itself is highly ornate with applied filigree decoration comprising of three sets of two concentric circles with raised knops in the resulting voids. Traces of silvering remain on the filigree decoration. This type of pin would traditionally have has a spherical head comprised of two separate hemispheres therefore it is likely that half of the head of this example has been lost.The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The pin is 26.2mm long, 9.4mm in diameter, 5.8mm thick and weighs 1g.
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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