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Iron Age copper alloy pin
This pin is a single thick wire with a straight shaft that turns left, back right on itself, and then twists over left again to make a ring-head. The ring-head is decorated with groups of traverse incised lines separated by incised crosses. The tip of the pin is broken.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
96.9H/2.36
Find Information
Site Name: Rhuddlan, Denbighshire
Grid Reference: SJ 025 779
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1973
Acquisition
donation, 30/5/1996
NMGW Cardiff must undertake to make material from the collection available to Clwyd County Council and/or its successor unitary authority(ies) for display purposes, subject to security and environmental requirements being met.
Measurements
length / m:94.7
width / mm:
weight / g:6.0
Material
Bronze
Copper alloy
Location
In store
Categories
record verified by E.A. WalkerClassification
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