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PIN
Unique ID: NCL-0061D8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
CURATOR'S REPORT
Description of Object
The silver head of a hair pin of the early Roman period.
Silver hair-pin fragment in form of a human hand. The tips of the fingers are broken, leaving only the lower part of the fingers, defined by a series of rather crude incised grooves. The curved thumb in intact, as is the flat disc which separated the pin-head from the shaft. Only a small part of the iron shaft survives.
Discussion
Roman hair-pins in the form of a human hand are a well-known type. They are Cool's type 7 (1990:157-158), which usually have a fruit or egg grasped between the thumb and forefinger. This example seems slightly larger than normal for the type, and is also unusual because most seem to have been discovered in the south of Britain.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by museum after being declared Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2007T258
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: ROMAN
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 100
Date to: Circa AD 200
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 22.1 mm
Width: 12 mm
Weight: 7.6 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 3rd April 2005
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: 2007 T258
Treasure case number: 2007T258
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Spatial metadata
Region: North West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cumbria (County)
District: Carlisle (District)
Parish or ward: Stanwix Rural (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NY4360
Four figure Latitude: 54.931407
Four figure longitude: -2.891062
1:25K map: NY4360
1:10K map: NY46SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool, H.E.M. | 1991 | Roman metal hair pins from southern Britain 158 | London | Royal Archaeological Institute |
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