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About this object

  • ID:

    A92

  • Production date:

    Middle Saxon-Early Medieval; 9th-12th century

  • Location:

    In Store

  • This hipped bone pin is incomplete. The bulge before the tip of the pin creates the 'hip'. It is one of the last forms of bone pin before they dissapeared, to be replaced by metal pins, which were naturally more refined. Hipped pins have shorter, thicker shanks with pronounced hips, and often prominent, sometimes ornamental, heads. Unfortunately the head has been lost here. This type of pin could have been for a particular purpose, such as fastening a specific type of clothing, or headdress, though this is largely unknown. Pins were used before the general use of buttons in order to fasten loose clothing, in addition to brooches, straps and ties. Bone pins start to dissapear after the early 13th century, most likely because they could not compete in fineness with metals pins, which were essential for fastening veils.

  • Measurements

    L 60 mm; W 5 mm

  • Materials

    bone

  • Last Updated

    2024-03-14

FURTHER INFORMATION
  • NUMBER OF ITEMS

    1

  • STATUS

    permanent collection

  • COPYRIGHT HOLDER

    digital image copyright Museum of London

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