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DUR-64E733: cast copper alloy Anglo-Saxon polyhedral pin head

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Unique ID: DUR-64E733

Object type certainty: Certain
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Cast copper alloy polyhedral Anglo-Saxon pin head. It has six sqaure faces, each of which has its corners facetted to give eight small triangular faces. The shaft is sub-circular in cross-section and has broken almost immediately below the head.

Chronology

Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Period from: EARLY MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 700
Date to: AD 1000

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 14.95 mm
Width: 11.6 mm
Weight: 9.5 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st July 2009

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Materials and construction

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

Spatial metadata

Region: North East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Durham Area

Spatial coordinates


Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Regularly improved

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Audit data

Recording Institution: DUR
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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