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Description: | Early Medieval (8th to mid 9th century) pin: The copper alloy pin has much of the shank missing, and the head and a short portion of the shank remains. The pin head is globular with a flattened top and is decorated with low-relief ring and dot motifs. At the junction of the base of the head and the shank there is a slight collar, from which protrudes the fragmentary shank. The shank is circular in section, and the break of it is not too recent. The surface of the pin head has a well-developed dark green patina. It measures 15.47mm long, 10.47mm wide, 10.43mm thick and weighs 3.39g.These type of pins are dated to the Early Medieval period, the middle Anglo-Saxon period, 8th to mid-9th 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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