Record ID: SF-997D43

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Unique ID: SF-997D43

Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete copper-alloy Roman hair pin. This pin has a fairly small biconical shaped head measuring c5.7mm in diameter and 4.5mm in height. The shaft is roughly circular in cross-section (c3mm in width) and now bent, it is thicker in its middle and tapers to a sharp point. It measures c52mm in length (length when bent).

This hairpin is very similar to those hairpins assigned by H E M Cool to Group 1, sub-group E, which has a tapering shank with an expansion part of the way down. Sub-group E does show a marked concentration in East Anglia, where over half of the examples examined by Cool were found. The pins from sub-group E are most likely to have been in use in the first two centuries (Cool, 1990, 151-154, fig 1, no 4).

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 250

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 52 mm
Width: 5.7 mm
Weight: 4.64 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st September 2003

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Babergh (District)
To be known as: Hitcham

Spatial coordinates

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: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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	151-154, fig 1 no 4

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Recording Institution: SF
Created: 20 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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