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LON-930112: Late Medieval - early Post Medieval copper alloy pin

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Unique ID: LON-930112

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This is a late Medieval - early Post Medieval copper alloy pin dating 1480-1550. The head consists of two dished sheet discs soldered together. The top one is decorated with a field of multiple pellets equidistant in a grid pattern. The head is then soldered onto the shaft. The head is bent at an angle towards the shaft.

Egan (2005:51) illustrates an almost identical pin that has come from a context dated 1480-1550. Egan notes this seems to have been the standard design for large, decorative pins at this period.

Dimensions: diameter of head: 8.47mm; length: 57.32mm; weight: 1.37g.

Reference: Egan, G. 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition. MoLAS Monograph 19. English Heritage: London.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1480
Date to: Circa AD 1550

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 57.32 mm
Weight: 1.37 g
Diameter: 8.47 mm

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Materials and construction

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

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Spatial metadata

Region: London (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Greater London Authority (Greater London Authority)
District: City and County of the City of London (London Borough)
Parish or ward: Bridge (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3280
Four figure Latitude: 51.503528
Four figure longitude: -0.099555
1:25K map: TQ3280
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

References cited

Author Publication Year Title Publication Place Publisher Pages Reference
Egan, G. 2005 Material Culture in London in an Age Of Transition: Tudor and Stuart period finds c.1450 - c.1700 from excavations at riverside sites in Southwark London Museum of London Archaeology Service p.51

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Recording Institution: LON
Created: 13 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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