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Description: | An apparently complete probably Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon AD 720 - 1700) copper-alloy pin . The undecorated head is in the form of an octahedron. The surface of the head is badly abraded and dark brown in colour, a green patina now largely missing. The head narrows to a neck above a small collar The shaft is circular in cross-section and narrows to a sharp point. The shaft is bent at roughly 90 degrees about two-thirds of its length from the collar, the pin being 23.81mm in overall length; diameter of head: 7.10mm; height of head including collar: 7.80mm; maximum diameter of shaft: 1.03mm. Weight: 1.17g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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