Record ID: LANCUM-EEFFFB
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragmentary copper-alloy gilded pin head of early medieval date (c. AD 700 - 800). The object is flat and would have been circular in form originally, although the edges of the object are now heavily chipped and broken. The front face of the object is thickly gilded, while the back face is unenhanced and carries a rough, brown-green patina. The pin head is pierced through the front face by a dome-headed copper-alloy stud, circular in section, which is positioned centrally. The top of the stud head is worn and abraded, while the sides retain some gilding and moulded decoration consisti…
Created on: Saturday 11th August 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th July 2019
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