Pin - Irish - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Irish

5th–4th century BCE

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Title: Pin
Date: 5th–4th century BCE
Culture: Irish
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: Overall: 4 11/16 x 1 x 3/16 in. (11.9 x 2.6 x 0.5 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Bronze
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1949
Object Number: 49.125.10
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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