Accession No
1898.19
Description
Copper alloy needle or pin; round in cross-section but flattening towards the point. Approximately a quarter of the length away from the point is an oval perforation, possibly for the attachment of further decoration. The head is split into three strips which have been flattened, twisted and bent to form decorative loops.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Suffolk; Lakenheath
Period
?Bronze Age
Source
Cambridge Antiquarian Society
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1898.19
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
155mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Mounted on board, reverse reads: 'Bronze Age No.200. Needle (Bronze) Lakenheath, Suffolk. A.S. A. 98.19'
Event Date
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Long needle with eye near the point, other end is decorated with three loops.
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
West, Stanley. (1998). A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Material from Suffolk. East Anglian Archaeology, EAA 84. pp. 73-80
Event Date 1998
Author: Lily Stancliffe
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy needle or pin; round in cross-section but flattening towards the point. Approximately a quarter of the length away from the point is an oval perforation, possibly for the attachment of further decoration. The head is split into three strips which have been flattened, twisted and bent to form decorative loops.
Event Date 19/5/2021
Author: Lily Stancliffe
FM:145815
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