Record ID: NLM10 - EARLY MEDIEVAL pin

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Unique ID: NLM10

Object type certainty: Certain

Ball headed pin, multiple ring-dot decoration, collared shaft.

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Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Post AD 700
Date to: Ante AD 900

Dimensions and weight

Length: 33 mm
Width: 6.9 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 2.18 g
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Wrought [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration method: Incised [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Decoration style: Geometric [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: Yorkshire And The Humber
County: North Lincolnshire
District: North Lincolnshire
To be known as: NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m [scope notes]

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 22nd September 1997

Personal details

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Recorded by: Marina Elwes - [ view all attributed records]

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