Pin

Museum number:
9-16799
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3776
Description:
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.
Donor:
Bruno A. Schiro and Mary R. Schiro
Collection place:
Loristan Province, Northwest Iran
Verbatim coll. place:
Iran, Luristan, 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:
width 8 millimeters and length 122 millimeters
Images:
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.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with 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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