Archaeology — Middle Saxon; late 8th - mid-9th century
Copper, copper alloy, pin
Complete cast pin of leaded bronze with round-topped inverted pear-shaped head with ring-and-dot decoration, rounded ring collar and plain tapering shaft. Copper-alloy pins were an important part of everyday dress, and may have been made in Saxon Lundenwic.
- Category:
- Archaeology
- Object ID:
- SGA89[629]<98>
- Object name:
- copper, copper alloy, pin
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- Production date:
- Middle Saxon; late 8th - mid-9th century
- Material:
copper alloy
- Measurements/duration:
- L 63 mm, W (head) 5.5 mm, L 63 mm, W 6 mm (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 40%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Archaeological archive
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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