A pin with a ring-and-dot pattern on the head from Little Chester, Derby, Derbyshire. (c) Derby Museum and Art Gallery
A pin with a ring-and-dot pattern on the head from Little Chester, Derby, Derbyshire. (c) Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Ring-and-Dot Pin (1986/976-SF4)

A pin with a ring-and-dot pattern on the head from Little Chester, Derby, Derbyshire

This copper alloy pin with a ring-and-dot pattern on the head was used for fastening cloaks. It was found on the site of Little Chester Roman fort. Pins like this were common in Ireland and the western British Isles, and spread further afield under Viking influence.

Object Type

Pin

Date

circa 750 — 950

Style

Ascribed Culture

Original/Reproduction

Original

Material

Collection

Viking Objects

Current Location

Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Keywords

copper_alloy, Derby, Derby_Museums, Derbyshire, jewellery, pin

Further information

You can see the original at Derby Museum and Art Gallery.

This object is related to Derby, Derbyshire.
Find out about Derby, Derbyshire.

Acknowledgements

(c) Derby Museum and Art Gallery

References

Langley, Richard, ‘Notes on late Saxon pins from Ticknall, and Little Chester,’ Derbyshire Archaeological Journal 110 (1990), 56-59 at p. 58.

Wheeler, H. M., ‘North-West sector excavations 1979-80’ Derbyshire Archaeological Journal 105 (1985), 38-153 at p. 141

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

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