Pin

This is part of a bone pin - only part of the head and some of the shaft remain. The head has been flattened out, and forms a triangular shaped expanded-head type pin. The pin is curved as well. There are faintly engraved curved lines over the head on one side only. Before the adoption of buttons, pins were mostly used to fasten loose clothing, in addition to brooches, straps and ties. Bone pins start to dissapear after the early 13th century, most likely because they could not compete in fineness with metals pins, which were essential for fastening veils. Bone was an easily acessible source material for making pins.