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Garment Pin

c. 1400 BCE

possibly Hungary, Bronze Age

Medium
cast and wrought bronze
Measurements
Overall: 41.3 x 2 cm (16 1/4 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1992.65
Public Domain
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Location
106A Migration Period & Coptic
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This metal pin was used to fasten clothing.
A cast and wrought bronze garment pin angles diagonally, tapering to a sharp point. Its head, a flattened sphere etched with fine horizontal grooves, resembles a small bead crowned by a flared cap. The dark metal is weathered with a mottled, greenish-black patina and glimpses of brown. The long, thin rod balances this decorative finial against a functional, needle-like shaft.

Garment Pin

c. 1400 BCE

possibly Hungary, Bronze Age

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