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Description: | An incomplete early Early-Medieval copper alloy pin. It consists of a large, biconical head, rounded on top, and an incomplete circular-sectioned shank decorated with a zone of circumferential grooves below the head. The metal has an even mid-green patina.The pin is 15.20mm tall, divided into 8.85mm for the head and 6.35 for the incomplete shank. The head has a maximum diameter of 10.55mm and the shank of 3.62mm. The pin weighs 3.56g. The pin is similar to no. 31.2 in MacGregor and Bolick (1993) p.183 & 186, which was found in a cemetery dated to the mid-fifth to later-sixth century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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