Gold pin
Numerous pins with a hole in the shaft have been found at sites in Cyprus, Syria, and the Levant. This example was probably cast in a mold in one piece and may have served to style hair or fasten clothing. Pins of this type appear throughout the second millennium bce, but parallels uncovered in archaeological excavations date this example more specifically to about 1400–1300 bce.
Artwork Details
- Title: Gold pin
- Period: Late Helladic IIIA
- Date: ca. 1400–1300 BCE
- Culture: Mycenaean
- Medium: Gold
- Dimensions: Length 2 5/16in. (5.9cm.)
- Classification: Gold and Silver
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1954
- Object Number: 54.11.4
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Helladic, Mycenaean
ca. 1550–1500 BCE
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ca. 14th century BCE
Mycenaean
ca. 14th century BCE
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ca. 14th century BCE
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