linch-pin

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Object Type
Museum number: 1915,1208.334
Description: Iron leaf-headed linch-pin. It has crescentic arms and a leaf-shaped head set at right angles to the stem and ending in a conical point. A pierced lug protrudes at right angles between the arms. The lower part of the stem is slightly recessed at the back.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 4thC
Findspot: Found/Acquired: Sandy (Sandy Hoard)
Materials
Type series
Technique
Dimensions: Length: 251 millimetres
Curator's comments: Manning 1985 From the Sandy Hoard. One of a pair with registration no. 1915,1208.333. Bibliography: Manning 1964, 51, no. 1.; See Manning,W.H., 1964. A Roman Hoard of Ironwork from Sandy, Bedfordshire. Bedfordshire Archaeological Journal, V. II, pp.50-57
Bibliographic references: Manning 1985 / Catalogue of Romano-British Iron Tools, Fittings and Weapons in the British Museum (H46); Roman Britain 1964 / Guide to the Antiquities of Roman Britain (p. 50, fig. 23.e.1)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1915,1208.334

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