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| Artist | |
| Name | Unknown |
| Basic Info | |
| Created in | Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Sardis (Lydia) |
| Century | Unidentified century |
| Culture | Unidentified culture |
| Dimensions | 10.3 x 0.2 cm (4 1/16 x 1/16 in.) |
| Harvard Museum | |
| Department | Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics |
| Division | Asian and Mediterranean Art |
| Contact | am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu |
Context
The shaft of this pin tapers to a sharp point. The shaft is bent out of line near the midpoint. The finial is encrusted but appears to consist of two pairs of collars and a long, oblong, olivoid stippled tip, possibly representing a pinecone (1). NOTES: 1. Compare a bone pin with a similar finial decorated by a “pineapple” in J. W. Crowfoot, G. M. Crowfoot, and K. M. Kenyon, The Objects from Samaria (London, 1957) 430, no. 17, fig. 100. David Smart
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Technical Observations
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frederick M. Godwin