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Description: | Description: Gilded silver globular pin head with four convex-ended knobs, between 2.2 and 2.6mm in diameter, equidistantly spaced around its circumference, with another slightly larger (2.9mm) boss on top and a similar collar (2.9mm) for the pin shaft below. The shaft was circular in cross-section but only 1.9mm in diameter, and is now almost completely missing (fresh break).Dimensions: Diameter without knobs, 9.5mm. Width with knobs, 13.1mm. Length, 14.2mm, Weight: 5.17g.Discussion and Date: This pin head fits well into a small group of copper-alloy collared globular pin heads with five bosses and narrow shafts, such as LVPL-E759A1 and NMS-3DDAA3. There is a related type, also known in copper alloy only and with a shaft of larger diameter, e.g. DENO-3A4A54, NMS-EEECD5, SWYOR-DE4826 and IOW-1E4BC6. These relatively simple pinheads appear to be related to bossed ball-headed pins of gilded silver which have more complex decoration (e.g. NMS-4829F3) and which can be dated to the 8th and 9th centuries.
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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