Accession No

Z 41693.2


Description

A copper alloy pin with a shaft with circular cross-section that tapers to a point, and a cylindrical head with an oval shaped eye.


Place

Europe; Western Europe; ?Switzerland; ?Swiss Lakes


Period

?Bronze Age


Source

?Foster, Walter Kidman [collector and bequeather]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 41693.2


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper alloy; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements

75mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 41693[.1-2]: 'Two bronze needles, one with circular eye and one with slit eye'
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 needles 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 with a shaft with circular cross-section that tapers to a point, and a cylindrical head with an oval shaped eye.
Event Date 24/4/2024
Author: Emily Shorter


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