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Garment Pin

c. 1400 BCE

possibly Hungary, Bronze Age

Medium
cast and wrought bronze
Measurements
Overall: 35.9 x 2.3 cm (14 1/8 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1992.66
Public Domain
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Location
106A Migration Period & Coptic
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This metal pin was used to fasten clothing.
A bronze garment pin, weathered with a dark greenish-black patina, tapers from a spherical bead at the top left to a sharp point at the bottom right. Horizontal incised lines detail the bead, which is crowned by a flat circular disk. The long, slender shaft displays a mottled, textured surface typical of wrought metal. Variations in oxidation create subtle shifts in color across the diagonal length of the dark object.

Garment Pin

c. 1400 BCE

possibly Hungary, Bronze Age

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