Accession No
1923.221 A
Description
Copper alloy pin with a poppy or vase head. Flat, disc-shaped head with a spheroid below. Long, tapered shaft of circular cross-section, with shallow circumferential grooves at the top.
Place
Europe; Western Europe; Switzerland; Swiss Lakes
Period
?Late Bronze Age
Source
Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.221 A
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
179mm
Events
Context (Display)
Piece of twisted copper wire found attached to the top of the pin shaft, probably used to mount the object for display.
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Accession register description for 1923.221 [A-C]: 'Ditto (Bronze pin); ring handle and hook.'
Event Date 1923
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description for 1923.221 [A-C]: 'Bronze pin. Ring handle of vessel, bronze. Hook, Bronze.'
Event Date 1923
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy pin with a poppy or vase head. Flat, disc-shaped head with a spheroid below. Long, tapered shaft of circular cross-section, with shallow circumferential grooves at the top.
Event Date 22/4/2024
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:49610
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