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  • Period

    ca. 900-600 BCE
  • Geography

    Iran
  • Material

    Bronze
  • Dimension

    H x W x D: 24.3 x 1.1 x 1.5 cm (9 9/16 x 7/16 x 9/16 in)
  • Accession Number

    S1995.107
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_S1995.107

Object Details

  • Label

    Bronze pins with decorated heads were popular personal ornaments in the ancient Near East, used by both men and women to fasten their garments. Many pins of this type, often decorated with animal figures, have been recovered from cemeteries in western Iran dating from the second and early first millennia B.C.E.
  • Collection

    National Museum of Asian Art Collection
  • Exhibition History

    Metalwork and Ceramics from Ancient Iran (November 19, 1992 to January 22, 2004)
  • Origin

    Iran
  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Duncan M. Whittome Revocable Trust in memory of Ambassador and Mrs. James S. Moose, Jr.
  • Type

    Jewelry and Ornament
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