Accession No
Z 41691.2
Description
A copper alloy pin. The shaft has circular cross section and tapers to a point, and the head is flattened and rolled into a loop.
Place
Europe; Western Europe; ?Switzerland; ?Swiss Lakes
Period
?Bronze Age
Source
?Foster, Walter Kidman [collector and bequeather]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 41691.2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
90mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 41691[.1-4]: 'Four bronze pins, heads beaten flat and rolled'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (References)
University of Cambridge, Museum of General and Local Archaeology. (1892). 'The Walter K. Foster Bequest. Catalogue of the Antiquities.'
Event Date 1892
Author: Emily Shorter
Context (Amendments / updates)
If these pins are part of the Walter Kidman Foster bequest and from Switzerland, then they are likely to be from the Swiss Lake dwellings, where the vast majority of his Swiss collection originated. This has therefore been tentatively added to the Place field.
Event Date 21/4/2024
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
A copper alloy pin. The shaft has circular cross section and tapers to a point, and the head is flattened and rolled into a loop.
Event Date 24/4/2024
Author: Emily Shorter
FM:312829
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