Accession No

Z 41696.4


Description

A copper alloy pin with a circular cross-section and an oval shaped head with an oval shaped eye. The tope half is thicker, possibly covered with second layer of metal.


Place

Europe; Western Europe; Switzerland; ?Swiss Lakes


Period

?Bronze Age


Source

?Foster, Walter Kidman [collector and bequeather]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 41696.4


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements

69mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Found: ?Swiss Lakes
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 41696[.1-6]: 'Group of small chisels, needles and pins'
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


Description (Physical description)
A copper alloy pin with a circular cross-section and an oval shaped head with an oval shaped eye. The tope half is thicker, possibly covered with second layer of metal.
Event Date 24/4/2024
Author: Emily Shorter


FM:312835

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