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Hearst Museum object titled Pin, accession number 9-16791, described as Pin; enalrged club-like head; four strictures below head; tapers to a point which is now lost. Green patina. L. 16.0 cm. Club-headed pins, with or without decoration appear in the late 3rd millennium. Ribbed forms were found in Luristan at Tepe Giyan I and at Sialk B. Parallel types were found at Khurvin, Talish in the Caucasus, as well as numerous quantities from Luristan clandestine digs and from the Dum Surkh shrine.
Hearst Museum object titled Pin, accession number 9-16795, described as Pin. Long tapering shaft. Flat top with schematicized standing bird. Four concentric projections below. Green/brown patina. v-shaped incised desins on top of shank. L. 24 cm.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Pin, accession number 9-4591, described as Iron pin, looped end
Hearst Museum object titled Pin, accession number 9-16792, described as Pin. Stylized poppy head, semi-domed elevated projection on top; three projections, each with an indentation ringed with a ridge around central ovary. Mostly dark brown patina. L. 13.8 cm. Pins with bulbous tops, surmounted by a flat disc are found in norther Mesopotamia by the early 2nd mil. B.C. at Brak, Chagar Bazar, Tepe Gawra and slightly later at Nuzi. Pins similar to this example are reported from Amlash and Luristan.
Hearst Museum object titled Pin, accession number 9-16796, described as Pin, disk head; round shank with flattened swelling below head. Head decorated with incised 5 pointed star filled with tiny hammered dots arranged in rows; repousse central boss and boss at tip of each point of the star. Green/brown patina. L. 14 cm. Diam. of head 5.0 cm. This type of pin was widely worn in Western Persia and is known from the Inshushinak deposit at Susa, as well as Marlik, Khurvin and Talish. Normally the star chased in the Luristan pins is 6 pointed with its prototype an 8 pointed star, the primary symbol for Ishtar and coming from Mesopotamia.
Hearst Museum object titled Pin, accession number 9-16789, described as Pin. Long shaft, flat swelling (hammered) below circular disck head. Head decorated with slightly raised central umbo incised with a six(?) pointed sar or rosette surrounded by two raised concentric circles which are covered with incised cross-hatching. A circular frieze stylized alternating bud and flower motif is surrounded by two raised concentric circles. Green brown patin. Excellent condition. L. 33.8 cm Max. Diz. of head 9.6 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Pin, accession number 9-16793, described as Pin. Long, tapering shank terminating in a stylized caprid head, horns swept back and attached to shank, mouth slightly open, protruding eyes, ears indicated against horns. 5 or 6 sections of incised herringbone pattern on top of shank. L. 21.2 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Pin, accession number 9-16800, described as Pin. Club-like head. Eight strictures below head; shank pierced. Green patina. L. 18.2 cm. Incised herringbone design on upper shank. Club-headed pins, with or without decoration appear in the late 3rd millennium. Ribbed forms were found in Luristan at Tepe Giyan I and at Sialk B. Parallel types were found at Khurvin, Talish in the Caucasus, as well as numerous quantities from Luristan clandestine digs and from the Dum Surkh shrine.
Hearst Museum object titled Pin, accession number 9-16790, described as Pin. Rounded tapering shank, flat disc-headed pin. Hammered repousse design consists of an eight pointed central rosette surrounded by two concentric raised circles; a row of repoousse dots and two additional concentric raised circles. Excellent condition. L. 15. 0 cm; Dia of pin head 5.5 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Pin, accession number 9-16799, described as Pin. Conical-shaped head; three strictures on shank; tapers to a point, tip now lost. Very encrusted patina may hide further incised decoration. L. 12.2 cm. Although pins of this type are known from Nuzi, Talish and Sialk, the majority are reported from Luristan. Uncontrolled excavations southwest of the Caspian indicate there may also have been workshops for pins in this area.

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