Dublin Core
Title
Pin heads. Six ball shaped black objects, smooth and glossy with some cracks, and holes on the bottoms, which are slightly flattened. They are about the size of a large marble.
Identifier
ABDUA:15645
Description
Nine globular pin-heads, in shale. One with part of an iron pin. One of the pin-heads appears to be a nut or gall. Six pin-heads are on display (December 2001). Found when trenching land on Hill of Crichie, Aberdeenshire (February 1856) along with three complete and one incomplete pin-heads, and bronze Don terret and ferrule for spear, all of which are preserved in British Museum.
Source
Field Collector: Chalmers,J.H
Field Collection Date: 1856
Field Collection Date: 1856
Date
Early: 100 Late: 500 Period: LIA
Format
stone shale metal iron, carved bored, Dia: 36 mm
Type
Physical Object
Coverage
Europe, Scotland, North East Scotland, Crichie Kintore Aberdeenshire
Provenance
Acquisition Source: Chalmers, Ian.P.H Capt