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Early-medieval pin head
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Julian Watters, 2007-05-23 15:56:24
Title
Early-medieval pin head
Description
English: A lead or lead-alloy pin head of probable middle early-medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date. A very similar artefact was recorded from Hertfordshire (see PAS record no. BH-2F6144). The suggested identification is based on comparisons with similar and more complete examples (see, for example, S. West; 1998; fig. 3).

The cast pin head is polyhedral. The front face has four sub-oval flattened areas, the back and underside are plain and slightly convex. The now-missing shaft would presumably have been soldered on to the underside of the head.

The object measures 8.7mm wide, 8.8mm high and 7.2mm from back to front. The weight is 3.43g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Central Bedfordshire
Date between 720 and 850
Accession number
FindID: 181046
Old ref: BH-453D06
Filename: Early med pin head 07 33 - 10.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/139013
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/139013/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/181046
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