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Unique ID: ESS-31E061
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
Treasure Report: 2011 T244 'Colchester District', Essex: Medieval pin or needle
Description:A medieval pin or needle, with a hexagonal shaft and a circular aperture at one end. The object is silver and dates from the late twelfth or the thirteenth century.
Dimensions: length 40 mm.
Discussion: For a comparable example in base metal, see Geoff Egan, The Medieval Household, (Museum of London 1991)p.269, no. 834.
Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Report by: J P Robinson, Curator of Medieval Collections British Museum, 15th December 2011
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2011T244
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1150
Date to: Circa AD 1300
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 40 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 23rd March 2011
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Other reference numbers
Treasure case number: 2011T244
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Colchester (District)
To be known as: Colchester District
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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