Record ID: ESS-60CE23 - IRON AGE pin

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Unique ID: ESS-60CE23

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Incomplete copper-alloy ring-headed pin, Iron Age (8th to 3rd century BC). Pin consists of the ring-head and the slightly angled shaft nearest to the head, the rest of the shaft is missing. They were used to secure cloaks or stoles at the shoulder. The surface is badly corroded but it does appear to have been decorated with ridges around the outer surface. The inside of the ring-head is plain. It measures 43mm long, 30mm in diameter, is 0.7mm thick and weighs 17g. Similar ring-headed pins can be found in James, S. and Rigby, V. 1997, Britain and the Celtic Iron Age, p. 21-22, figure 22.

Notes:

Found during a metal detecting rally on 24th September 2006. Finder unknown.

Class: Ring-Headed

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: IRON AGE
Period from: IRON AGE
Date from: Circa 700 BC
Date to: Circa 200 BC

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 43 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 17 g
Diameter: 30 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 24th October 2006

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Babergh (District)
Parish or ward: Boxted (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TM0133
Four figure Latitude: 51.95914
Four figure longitude: 0.924019
1:25K map: TM0133
1:10K map: TM03SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Rally
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
James, S. and Rigby, V.	1997	Britain and the Celtic Iron Age	London	British Museum Press	21-22 figure: 22

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Recording Institution: ESS
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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