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Description: | A complete but slightly bent cast copper-alloy Roman hair pin of uncertain type. The pin is circular in section, with a circular in plan head; this is decorated with a series of vertical linear incisions radiating from the centre. Below this is a small horizontal raised ridge, from which the body tapers inwardly in a waisted neck before expanding slightly to terminate in a horizontal incision. The small section below this is decorated with very fine cross-hatched incised lines, and is defined by a further horizontal incision and a slight raised ridge below. The body of the pin then continues to narrow to a pointed tip. This hair pin has been bent in previous damage through the body, and the pointed tip now rests at an obtuse angle to the pin head. This artefact has a light green colour overall, and a pin with a similar incised head can be seen in Crummy (1983: 31, fig. 31, no. 499) with the waisted neck bearing similarities to nos. 511 and 513. The pin measures 77mm in length, with a width of 4.4mm and a thickness of 3.2mm. It weighs 4.66 grams.
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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