Bronze Age Gold from Wales
Late Bronze Age bronze nail headed pin
Fragmentary nail-headed pin with most of the shank missing. The head of the pin is flat but the edges are too damaged to suggest original diameter. Below the head there is a swollen shank that merges into the main shank.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
81.78H/148
Find Information
Site Name: The Breidden Hillfort, Criggion
Grid Reference: SJ 292 144
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1968-1976
Notes: Excavated by the Clwyd-Powys Arch. Trust. Context B0153 - soil and stone in front of Bronze Age defence, probably collapsed.
Measurements
(): weight / g:2.2
(): length / mm:25
(): maximum diameter / mm:4.5 (shank)
(): diameter / mm
(): minimum diameter / mm:8 (head)
(): diameter / mm
Material
copper alloy
Techniques
cast
Location
In store
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