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Description: | An incomplete cast copper-alloy pin of Roman date. The pin is broadly sub-rectangular in plan tapering from the head to a broken and blunted terminal. The head of the pin is conical with a flat apex and from the circular base tapers into a square sectioned shaft. The metal has a dull greyish-green patina and survives in good condition. The pin is 36.4mm long, 4.6mm wide and 4.2mm thick at the shaft with a head diameter of 9.5mm. The pin weighs 5.2g.This object is likely to be a hair pin however as such objects can be used for multiple tasks it is difficult to attribute a definite function.
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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