Bronze hook-pin
Different uses have been proposed for this object type including weaving, as a hair ornament, and as a prototype for the fibula or safety pin.
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Different uses have been proposed for this object type including weaving, as a hair ornament, and as a prototype for the fibula or safety pin.
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Title: Bronze hook-pin
Period: Bronze Age
Date: 2nd millennium BCE
Culture: Minoan
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: L. 5 in. (12.5 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926
Accession Number: 26.31.475
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