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Medieval headscarf pin replica of brass with polyhedron head and circlet motif after an Anglo-Saxon found. For fixing a veil or headscarf. 6 x 0.5 x 1 cm.Productdetails...
Medieval headscarf pin with a polyhedron head.
Here you can buy a medieval headscarf pin with a polyhedron head and circlet motif after an Anglo-Saxon find from England.
This medieval headscarf pin with polyhedron head was made true to detail after an Anglo-Saxon find from the 8th to 10th century AD and has a so-called circle eye motif as decoration.
Headscarf pins with polyhedron heads are very typical of Anglo-Saxon women's costume in the early Middle Ages and can be found in large numbers in the find material. They were used to fasten a headscarf or veil to the hair.
The historical model for this medieval headscarf pin comes from a find from Staffordshire and is now in the possession of the Birmingham Museums Trust.
Link to the original polyhedron pin...
The medieval headscarf pin is made of brass and, according to the historical find, is 6 cm long and 0.5 cm wide with a pin diameter of 1 mm.
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