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This bronze pin with a baluster head was found at the site of the Roman fort at Mumrills in Stirlingshire. It was used as a dress or hair pin, sometime between 140 and 165 AD.

Bronze pin with a baluster head, found at the site of the Roman fort at Mumrills, Stirlingshire, 140 - 165 AD

Pins made of bone, bronze, silver or gold are found on a number of Roman sites in Britain. Some are simple and functional, while others have highly ornate heads.

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• Online ID: 000-100-104-127-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FRB 402
• Date: 140 - 165 AD
  Between 140 and 165 AD
  
• Material: Bronze, with baluster head
  
• Dimensions: 5" L
  
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• Where: Scotland, Stirlingshire, Falkirk, Mumrills
  
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  • PSAS LXIII, 1929 
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