LON-E90CD2: Incomplete Roman bone hair pin of Crummy Type 3 and Cool Type B1.1.

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HAIR PIN

Unique ID: LON-E90CD2

Object type certainty: Certain
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Incomplete Roman bone hair pin of Crummy Type 3 and Greep Type B1.1. The bottom of the pin shaft has been broken off and the head is notched. Head is spherical and crudely formed. The pin shaft tapers to join the head and bulges out wards as it moves away. Bone has taken on a dark brown coloured patination.

Greep, S. 1983. Objects of animal bone, antler, ivory and teeth from Roman Britain. Unpublished PhD thesis: University of Cardiff.

Crummy, N. 1995. The Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-1979. Colchester Archaeological Trust Ltd, Colchester.

Length: 38.68mm, Diameter of Shaft: 3.66mm, Diameter of head: 4.85mm, Weight:0.80g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 150
Date to: Circa AD 410

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 38.68 mm
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 3.66 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Animal skeletal material
Completeness: Incomplete

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: Dowgate (London Borough Ward)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ3280
Four figure Latitude: 51.5035277
Four figure longitude: -0.09955492
1:25K map: TQ3280
1:10K map: TQ38SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Fieldwalking
General landuse: Open fresh water
Specific landuse: Running water

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Recording Institution: LON
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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