Pin with Spiral Head

6th-8th century (Early Medieval)

1.2 cm 22.7 cm 0.6 cm

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This elegantly tapering bronze pin has an unusual finial made by dividing the stem at the head and curving one stem backward into a spiral. Spiral-headed pins with two outward curling spirals have been found in Ireland and in 7th- and 8th-century Anglo-Saxon sites. This exampl...

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[Found in Armagh, Northern Ireland, 1886]; Robert Day, Cork, Ireland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Robert Day Sale, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, London, May 19-22, 1913, no. 355; William Randolph Hearst, California; Joseph Brummer, Paris; Joseph Brummer Sale, Parke-Bernet, New York, May 11-14, 1949, no. 276; Walters Art Museum, 1949, by purchase.
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