Accession No
D 1984.9
Description
A cast copper alloy pin with a poppy or vase head. The shaft has circular cross section and tapers to a point and is ridged towards the head. The head is spherical and topped with a flat disc shape; the disc decorated with concentric circles.
Place
Europe; Western Europe; Switzerland; Neuchâtel; ?Lake Neuchâtel
Period
Bronze Age
Source
Fitzwilliam Museum [depositor]; Wellcome Collection [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
D 1984.9; A 250593 [Wellcome No.]; R 2241/1937 [Wellcome No.]; GR.18.1981 [Fitzwilliam Museum no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
158mm
Events
Context (References)
Ref. Plate: LXXIV No 8; CXCIII No 63; CXCVI
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Other owners)
Wellcome nos A 250593, R 2241/1937
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Acquisition Details)
On long-term loan from the Fitzwilliam Museum, see 1983-84 Annual Report.
Event Date 1984
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Physical description)
Bronze poppy-headed dress-pin in late " vase headed" form; slight collaring
Event Date 1984
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A cast copper alloy pin with a poppy or vase head. The shaft has circular cross section and tapers to a point and is ridged towards the head. The head is spherical and topped with a flat disc shape; the disc decorated with concentric circles.
Event Date 19/4/2024
Author: Emily Shorter
FM:44045
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