Inverness
Black Isle
Found this today on a stubble permission I haven’t tried for a while.
Its length is close to 11cm so a hair pin would probably be its purpose. It’s made of copper alloy and is non decorative apart from a couple of marks on its head. Being out of context I guess will make it difficult to date although there is medieval in this field so maybe it’s related.
Could this be a hair pin?
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Could this be a hair pin?
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Certainly looks like it although no idea whether it's Roman or AS (but the former I suspect).
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I would say it is a Roman ligula (cosmetic scoop) https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts ... id/1098515
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It certainly looks like a Roman hair pin to me.
Nice find ....I think.
Nice find ....I think.
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Get it into TT, they will be able to tell you, I have a similar one being processed and I'll share the output here. If it helps I think it is more likely to be medieval rather than roman but I'm no expert
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