Pin
This is the head of a bronze pin in the form of an animal’s head. The animal has a square snout, incised nostrils and eyes, pointed ears and curved horns. The head is connected to the shaft of the pin with a baluster.
This pin was excavated at Surkh Dum, a settlement site in Luristan in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran. It was part of a large hoard of objects buried beneath a doorjamb in a structure interpreted as a sanctuary; thus the objects were probably offerings made for a god. Such pins were probably used to fasten clothing and as objects of adornment in their own right.
This pin was excavated at Surkh Dum, a settlement site in Luristan in the Zagros Mountains of western Iran. It was part of a large hoard of objects buried beneath a doorjamb in a structure interpreted as a sanctuary; thus the objects were probably offerings made for a god. Such pins were probably used to fasten clothing and as objects of adornment in their own right.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pin
- Period: Iron Age III
- Date: ca. 8th–7th century BCE
- Geography: Iran, Luristan, Surkh Dum
- Culture: Iran
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: 1/2 × 2 5/8 × 3/8 in. (1.2 × 6.7 × 1 cm)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1943
- Object Number: 43.102.20
- Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art
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