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Record ID: PUBLIC-235A85
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy later early medieval pin. The head is a globular with a small collar directly below. The head is decorated with diagonal grooves that are only clear on the lower half. The shaft is circular in cross-section and is nearly complete, with only the tip recently lost. The shaft has been bent twice, firstly at 90 degrees, and then again a further 45 degrees.
Diameter of head 7.63mm.
Maximum diameter of shaft 4.12mm.
Bent length 52mm, if straightened about 100mm.
Weight 7.7 grams.
A similar pin has been recorded from Icklingham, Suffolk (SF-EBC150) …
Created on: Sunday 8th January 2017
Last updated: Monday 9th January 2017
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Brampton Abbotts', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: PUBLIC-9B7CB2
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy ball-headed pin head of probable mid - late Early Medieval date c. 700-1000 AD. The pin head is incomplete. The head is spherical with four rounded knops projecting from the sides and a slightly larger top knop. The shaft / shank is broken and incomplete, at the junction between head and shank is a raised slight collar. The shank then tapers and expands along its length until a broken and abraded edge. The shank has a rounded square shaped cross section, with a slight swelling above the break. The metal is a mid grey colour with an eroded and poorly pr…
Created on: Tuesday 9th November 2010
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2011
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Brampton Abbotts', grid reference and parish protected.
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