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Description: | Copper alloy pin of Early Medieval date. The shaft is circular in section, becomming flattened towards the head. The head splits from the shaft and one end forms a tight spiral whilst the other terminates in a sharp break that would have also coiled, forming two matching spiral heads. The shaft is bent sideways by approximately 70 degrees and terminates in a rounded end.LEIC-709A97, on this database, is a similar more complete example of pins of this type.The metal has a bright green patina. It measures 43.2mm in length, 1.97mm in diametre at the shaft, 9.56mm in width at the head, 2.1mm thick and weighs 1.70g.
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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