A copper-alloy pin with a kite-shaped head found near Sturton By Stow, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0
A copper-alloy pin with a kite-shaped head found near Sturton By Stow, Lincolnshire. (c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kite-Shaped Pin (SWYOR-53AEC4)

A copper-alloy pin with a kite-shaped head found near Sturton-by-Stow, Lincolnshire

This type of kite-shape-headed pin is considered to be of Irish origin and imported through Viking activities.

Object Type

Pin

Date

circa 900 — 1100

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Private Ownership

Keywords

copper_alloy, Irish, Lincolnshire, pin, Portable_Antiquities_Scheme, Viking

Further information

You can see the original at Private Ownership.

Acknowledgements

(c) Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY-SA 4.0

References

Portable Antiquities Scheme

Brooches, Pendants and Pins: Scandinavian Dress Accessories in England.

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