Object: Pin
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge,No. 215,Murray Collection
Site: Ireland,Co. Dublin,Dublin,near Cork Hill
Discovery context: hillside
Parish: Dublin
County: Dublin
Country: Ireland
Year of discovery: NA
Length (mm): 130
Width (mm): head 9
Thickness (mm): head 6
Weight (g): 18
Patina: No patina - bright metal
Surface: Very smooth and even
Description: Oblong head, four sided with loop-like termination; faces divided by grooves into 4 segments: The top segment (which is divided by a distinct neck at the sides) is drilled.The middle segment below is also drilled. The top-middle segment has a cup-shaped hollow which may have held enamel; The bottom segment has one large hollow and 2 small on either face. The sides have one hollow each. The shank is made of a much yellower metal than the head.