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HAIR PIN

Unique ID: GLO-4327DA

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

~~Copper alloy hair pint that has a globular head decorated to resemble an acorn. This has a radial grove at the waist, with cross hatched recessed lines below and a small ring on the apex of the head.
The shaft of the pin is truncated and only 100 long, it has a diameter of 2mm at the head, then tapes towards the terminal.
Another example recorded on this database at NMS-B96A44 which references this being broadly related to Cool 1990, Group 20 (Fig.11.4-5). 2nd-3rd century AD.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 200
Date to: Circa AD 400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17 mm
Weight: 1.33 g
Diameter: 8 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st June 2016 - Thursday 1st September 2016

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Forest of Dean (District)
Parish or ward: Dymock (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SO7031
Four figure Latitude: 51.97664897
Four figure longitude: -2.43816634
1:25K map: SO7031
1:10K map: SO73SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

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Recording Institution: GLO
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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