Record ID: HAMP3682
Object type: PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy pin. One end is cylindrical and has thirteen concentric ridges around its diameter. The shank is cast integrally with the terminal and lies perpendicular to it. The shank has a strong curve, which at its top, flattens out and becomes a straight, circular-sectioned bar which terminates in a narrow collar followed by a rounded knop. The upper surface of the straight part of the shank is decorated with two leaf-shaped mouldings, with curving lines between them which also have stamped circular motifs along the external edge,. Slightly mottled, mid-dark green smooth pat…
Created on: Tuesday 15th April 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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