Pin

Museum number:
9-16792
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3776
Description:
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.
Donor:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Collection place:
Iran (Persia)
Verbatim coll. place:
Iran, late 2nd, early 1st millennium BC
Collector:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Pins (fasteners)
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 138 millimeters, width 15 millimeters, and length 14 millimeters
Images:
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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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.

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