dress-pin
- Museum number
- 1995,0901.11
- Description
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Iron dress pin with globular head with median band and straight shank.
- Production date
- 8thC-9thC
- Dimensions
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Length: 70 millimetres
- Curator's comments
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Part of a large loosely associated group from one site.
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Bibliography:
Edwards, B. J. N., 2002. A Group of Pre-Conquest Metalwork from Asby Winderwath Common. Transactions of the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, Third Series, Volume II, pp. 111-144
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- fair
- Acquisition date
- 1995
- Acquisition notes
- Found by Mr Wilson and companions using metal-detectors and shown to the Keeper of Archaeology at Scunthorpe Muesum, K. Leahy who forwarded details to the British Museum; 107 other items, mainly of iron, were also acquired with this piece.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1995,0901.11