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Late Bronze Age copper alloy nail-headed pin
Complete copper alloy nail-headed pin with dark green patina. Straight shaft with circular cross-section, expanding slightly at the junction with the disc, which is perpendicular rather than angled. Paralleled by examples from Isleham hoard, Breiddin and Heathery Burn Cave, all of Wilburton date.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2015.11H/1
Find Information
Site Name: Lynx Cave, Llanarmon-yn-Iâl
Grid Reference: SJ 1976-5931
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1962-2012
Notes: From Layer A/B - disturbed, mixed cave deposits
Acquisition
donation, 25/6/2015
Measurements
length / mm:126.5
diameter / mm:4 (shaft)
diameter / mm:12.2 (head)
weight / g:12.2
Techniques
Cast
Material
Copper alloy
Location
In store
Categories
WilburtonClassification
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