Casgliadau Arlein

Short, thick pin. The head is facetted with an incised dot-and-ring motif on the sides and top. The shank is oval in section and the point is blunt, possibly recut after breakage. A similar pin in jet is known from York (RCHM 1962, Pl 69, Grave Group, H105) where it is dated 3rd-4th century but the faceted head pin without the added decoration is one of the commonest types with parallels at South Shields (Allason-Jone and Miket 1984, 7.191-202), Silchester (Lawson, 1975, 258, Nos 65a and d) and in Germany. (Hagan 1937, Abb3). Condition: split vertically with only one side surviving.