File:Bronze Age quoit headed pin (FindID 768217).jpg

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Bronze Age quoit headed pin
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Julie Shoemark, 2016-03-30 10:01:56
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Bronze Age quoit headed pin
Description
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An incomplete quoit headed pin of Middle Bronze Age date (c. 1500 - 1200 BC). The pin comprises a large ring-shaped head with a circular shaft whcih tapers to an old break. It has a smooth dark green patina which has been chipped around the edges of the head and at the tip of the pin.


Quoit headed pins are generally dated to the Taunton phase of the Middle Bronze Age, or c.1500-1200 BC. However, the date for these smaller examples, which may be either decorated or undecorated, may be slightly earlier. A similar pin was found in Chilton Polden, Somerset (Pearce 1983:509 no.633). Reference: Pearce, S. 1983. The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain. BAR British Series 120 (ii). Oxford.


Similar examples on the database include: NMS-DD75D4, SF-54D866, BERK-00C588 & NMS-6960B5.


The pin measures 50.35mm in length. The head has a diameter of 27.93mm (internal diameter: 15.73mm). Th shaft tapers from a width of 5.41mm to 2.17mm at the break point. It weighs 9.77g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Somerset
Date between 1500 BC and 1200 BC
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FindID: 768217
Old ref: SOM-1EC49B
Filename: SOM1EC49B.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/560842
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/560842/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/768217
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