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Description: | Middle Anglo-Saxon silver pin with polyhedral head in the form of a cube with the corners cut off, creating triangular and lozengiform facets. All the facets are engraved with geometric designs inlaid with niello, now partially decomposed and missing, making the details unclear, but the upper triangular faces all appear to be decorated with a triangular outline of niello with a short line running inwards from one side; two of the the lozengiform facets at least may have a roughly cross-shaped or quatrefoil outline.An incomplete circular-sectioned shaft broken immediately after a double moulded collar emanates from the lower facet.The surface of the pin is dark grey and is likely to be made of silver. However, there is green copper corrosion over the broken end of the shaft, indicating some copper within the alloy.Surviving length 13mm. Length of head 11mm. Width 8.5 x 9.5mm. Weight 4.6g.There are many examples of middle Anglo-Saxon pins with collars, polyhedral heads and niello inlay, both in copper-alloy and in silver. Two particularly similar examples to this one were recorded from 'Near Woodbridge', Suffolk (SF-E0A036) and Reepham, Norfolk (NMS-6D1F68). It dates to the 8th or 9th century.
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