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HAIR PIN

Unique ID: NMS-2FADD2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Romano-British Hairpin, most of shank missing. Head, of square section with pointed top, is divided into two unequal parts by a narrow waist, tapers from 3mm across to 2.5mm, and is 12mm high. The shank tapers from 2mm diameter to 1.5mm at the break. Not included in Cool’s (1990) typology.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Ascribed Culture:

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 12 mm
Width: 3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st June 2005

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: King's Lynn and West Norfolk (District)
To be known as: West Acre

Spatial coordinates

Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Cool, H.E.M.	1990	Roman metal hair pins from Southern Britain		Royal Archaeological Institute

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Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 18 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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