File:Post Medieval gilt copper-alloy dress pin (FindID 984585).jpg

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Post Medieval gilt copper-alloy dress pin
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Matthew Fittock, 2020-01-16 11:14:23
Title
Post Medieval gilt copper-alloy dress pin
Description
English: A complete Post Medieval gilt copper-alloy dress pin dating AD 1500-1600. The head of the pin is spherical and divided into two hemispheres by a filigree median band. The upper and lower hemispheres have three filigree circles inside which is a filigree trefoil knot and small pellet. There are slight vestiges of gilding on the pin head. The pin is circular in cross-section and tapes to a pointed terminal and extends through the head where it is secured by a flattened knop.

The pin measure 46.64mm long. The head is 13.3mm diameter. The pin is 1.8mm diameter, The dress pin weighs 3.42 grams.

For a similar dress pin recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, see WILT-DD3C98.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Central Bedfordshire
Date between 1500 and 1600
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindIdentifier: 984585
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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/1088259
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/1088259/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/984585
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 24 November 2020)
Object location51° 51′ 06.48″ N, 0° 22′ 53.54″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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