Object: Pin with Ring
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge,No. 232, Murray Collection
Site: Ireland,Co. Galway,close of Galway
Parish: Galway
County: County Galway
Country: Ireland
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 243
Width (mm): ring 55 (outside), 28 (inside)
Weight (g): 49
Patina: Dark brown patina and metal showing through.
Surface: Rather corroded
Description: Pin with ring of penannular type. Shank round and at head slightly flattened and turned round upon itself to hold ring. The ring band is channelled not open, for reception of pin. It is ornamented with 2 horn shaped panels which contain 2 beaded circles each surrounded by 2 marginal beads. The pin is square where it traversed the Band.