Garment pin

Historical period(s): Iron Age I - III, ca. 900-600 BCE

Medium: Bronze

Dimensions: H x W x D: 19.8 x 2.1 x 0.7 cm (7 13/16 x 13/16 x 1/4 in)

Geography: Iran

Credit Line: Gift of The Duncan M. Whittome Revocable Trust in memory of Ambassador and Mrs. James S. Moose, Jr.

Collection: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Accession Number: S1995.108

On View Location: Currently not on view

Classification(s): Jewelry and Ornament, Metalwork

Type: Jewelry

Keywords: animal, casting, Iran, Iron Age I (ca. 1450 - 1250 BCE), Iron Age III (ca. 800 - 500 BCE), WWII-era provenance

Provenance: Provenance information is currently unavailable

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 Area(s): Ancient Near Eastern Art

Web Resources: Google Cultural Institute

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