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Description: | A copper alloy pin with a kite shaped head dating from the Early Medieval period, about AD 900 - 1100. The pin is broken but in good condition. The head is lozenge shaped with lozenge shaped knops at the corners, and is flat. It has a circular hole (diameter 2.2mm) through the head with is not quite central. The head is also decorated with an incised line border. Both faces of the head are identical. There is a flat collar between the head and the shaft. The shaft is circular in section and tapers towards the break. The upper part of the shaft is hipped (maximum diameter 3.1mm). The pin has a smooth glossy green patina. The pin is 48.3mm long, 12.5mm wide, 3mm thick. 3g.These pins are considered to be Irish in origin, but are found in this country because of Viking activity. Several flat headed pins were found in York and are published on page 2578 of Finds from Anglo-Scandinavian York by Mainman and Rogers. Compare also SWYOR-0D5863, YORYM-C60150, SWYOR-6C6612 and NCL-9E8DC7.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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