Object: Pin with Ring
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge,No. 231 Murray Collection
Site: Ireland,Co. Wicklow,Croaghrse
Parish: Croaghrse
County: County Wicklow
Country: Ireland
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 158
Width (mm): of Ring 37
Weight (g): 17
Patina: Black patina with metal showing through. Patina on ring is even black
Surface: Surface on shank very slightly corroded.
Description: Round shank flattened at head and turned round upon itself to hold ring which is grooved. Ring flat and the lower half filled in with a panel with scalloped edge. The face decorated on a rope pattern ground, with beaded sunk rounds - four of them perforated. 3 of them containing a boss. All connected up with faceted scallops. Also 2 triangular bosses. The ring is only corroded in one patch underneath, otherwise very even and clear cut.