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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy pin, pointer or toilet implement, of Early Medieval to medieval date. All that remains is the zoomorphic head of the pin in the form of a long-muzzled animal head, with a prominent brow and pricked ears. The long nose is pointed terminating in a cruciform design. Detail is picked out across the head using deep incised horizontal lines. From the back of the head a narrow rectangular sectioned shaft extends a short distance before terminating in a worn break.The metal has a dark blackish-green patina and is worn. The object is 35.8mm long, 7.8mm wide, 1.9mm thick and weighs 2.8g.Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database as YORYM-F18D94, WAW-152001 and KENT-F26521.
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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