Record ID: NMGW-2FC148
Object type: NEEDLE/PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast perforated pin or decorated needle probably of Roman date. The decoration on the piece is confined to the head and consists of a small knobbed tip above a conical swirl. The perforation is at an angle of between 15 and 20 degrees from horizontal to the axis of the shaft. The sides around the perforation are somewhat squared. The piece thins slightly beneath the perforation, before expanding at another incised swirl. There is a low waist marking the beginning of the plain shaft. The shaft tapers gently to an ancient break. This would appear to be an unusual example, sty…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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