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BODKIN
Unique ID: NLM-EC0396
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
Post-Medieval silver dress-pin of bodkin form, broken just below the eyelet. Just above the break are incised longitudinal lines leading to a thicker design with three punched recesses on each side. The eyelet is then followed by a four-petalled flower which forms the head of the bodkin.
Such objects were used by women as hair and dress accessories; this type of object is regularly reported through the Treasure Act.
Dimensions: Length: 32mm, Thickness: 1.5mm, Weight: 2.5gms.
This report was kindly drafted by Caroline Barton and Dora Thornton of the British Museum.
Class: Bodkin
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder after being disclaimed as Treasure
Treasure details
Treasure case tracking number: 2010T108
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32 mm
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 2.5 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th September 2009
Rally details.
This object was found at Linwood, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM16381
Treasure case number: 2010T108
Materials and construction
Primary material: Silver
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Floral
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Linwood
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1000 metre square.
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