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NLM5765: Linked pin

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Unique ID: NLM5765

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Anglo-Saxon pin with large circular head, chip carved interlace decoration, traces of gilding on front, one perforation at the side. Double collared. Pin from a set.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Ascribed Culture: Anglo-Saxon style
Date from: Post AD 700
Date to: Ante AD 800

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 48 mm
Width: 30.2 mm
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 4.77 g

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Interlace

Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: North Kesteven (District)
To be known as: LINCOLNSHIRE RUSKINGTON

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NLM
Created: 22 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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