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Description: | A copper alloy needle of uncertain date, AD 41 - 1700. The shaft is circular in cross-section and the head is slightly flattened and wider. The upper end of the head is pointed and there is a circular eye which has been cut rather than drilled. One face of the head is flat and the other has a faint tapering groove beginning at the bottom of the eye and extending a short way down the upper part of the shaft. The lower part of the shaft and the point have broken away and are missing. The needle has a smooth, grey green patina. It is 37mm long, 4.2mm wide and 3.4mm thick. 1.84g.It is difficult to attribute this artefact to a specific period as needles of similar design are recorded from the Roman to Medieval periods. Refer to: Crummy, 1983, The Roman Small Finds from Excavations in Colchester 1971 - 9, page 66; Evans and Loveluck, 2009, Life and Economy at Early Medieval Flixborough AD600 - 1000, volume 2, page 299; and Egan, 2010, The Medieval Household, page 269. Also, SWYOR-5083E6, LON-413463, YORYM-0AFED9 and BERK-DFE687.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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