File:2009 T495 Thornbury silver bodkin (2). (FindID 269207).jpg

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2009 T495 Thornbury silver bodkin (2).
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Bristol City Council, Kurt Adams, 2009-09-18 17:07:28
Title
2009 T495 Thornbury silver bodkin (2).
Description
English: Silver dress pin length 61mm, width 6mm, thickness 3mm, weight 8.22g.

Quadrangular cross section pin that tapes towards a point, the other end has an ear scoop that has been engraved to resemble a spoon with a circular suspension hole at the base. Below this is a rectangular opening that is flanked by incised liner decoration at one end and grapes the other and below this is a series of incised geometric patterns that terminate in a point. This decoration is repeated on the reverse. Below the geometric decoration on the face is the makes mark GW and on the reverse is the owners initials ED.

This artefact dates to the 17th century, similar parallels have been recorded in the Treasure Annual Report 2005/6, 2006 T462 and 2006 T168 (DCMS, 2009, 135 &361, 362).
Depicted place (County of findspot) South Gloucestershire
Date between 1600 and 1700
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1700-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 269207
Old ref: GLO-0DD345
Filename: 2009 T495 Thornbury silver bodkin (2).JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/222164
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/222164/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/269207
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