File:Early medieval pin; hand pin in the native celtic tradition (FindID 266704).jpg

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Early medieval pin; hand pin in the native celtic tradition
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Derby Museums Trust, Anja Rohde, 2009-08-20 10:05:07
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Early medieval pin; hand pin in the native celtic tradition
Description
English: Early medieval pin; cast copper alloy ‘hand’ pin of late 5th century date. The pin is of a native celtic style known as a hand pin due to its rough resemblance to a clenched fist with fingers sticking out. This example is in copper alloy with three ‘finger’ knops atop a simple semi-circular plate. There is a horizontal incised line between the knops and the plate. The pin shaft is fitted to the centre of the back of the head and extends a short way before bending down at a right angle. The shaft is simple and tapered with a flattened end, which may represent post-depositional damage. It is also now somewhat bent. There is no further extant decoration.

Length (approx) 73mm, width 11.8mm, thickness 9.7mm, diameter (shaft) 3.6mm, weight 7.11g

Refs: Elaborate examples of hand pins in precious metals are known, for instance in S.M. Youngs 1989, “The Work of Angels” Masterpieces of Celtic Metalwork 6th - 9th century A.D., joint British Museum, National Museum of Ireland & National Museums of Scotland exhibition catalogue, London 1989

See also examples recorded on the database, such as SOMDOR-D60932 and PAS-E91188
Depicted place (County of findspot) Nottinghamshire
Date between 450 and 500
Accession number
FindID: 266704
Old ref: DENO-D10511
Filename: E6622 pin.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/219785
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/219785/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/266704
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