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Object Type
pin
Museum number
1868,0709.41
Description
Leaded gun metal mushroom-headed pin with sub-biconical head, decorated with incised vertical lines; shank of oval section.
Cultures/periods
Celtic
Production date
5thC-10thC
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Galway (county)
Materials
copper alloy
(leaded gun metal)
Technique
incised
Dimensions
Length:
67.60 millimetres
(pin)
Width:
5.80 millimetres
(head)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Edward T Stevens
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
R H Brackstone
Acquisition date
1868
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1868,0709.41