Ring-headed pin

Large silver ring-headed pin with three large, smooth balls. Zig-zag pattern decoration. Two of the balls are placed at the articulated end section of the rings, the third, which holds the thick pin, is movable and attached to the ring. The pin is broken and was originally significantly longer. The pin is from the British Isles. Stray find, Råsta, Stora Mellösa Parish, Närke.

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