Straight Pin

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Artist
Name	Unknown
Basic Info
Period	Iron Age
Created in	Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Luristan (Iran)
Century	10th-8th century BCE
Culture	Iranian
Dimensions	21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
Harvard Museum
Department	Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Division	Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact	am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

TechnicalDetails

Chemical Composition

Technical Observations

The patina of these pins (164.1972, 1969.190, 1992.256.69, 1992.256.120, and 2004.196) is green with areas of dark green and red. Some burial accretions are present. The decorative top and the rod shape of the pins were probably cast using an indirect lost-wax technique. It is likely that the tapering point of each pin was refined by hammering. Finer details in the decorative tops may also include punching, such as the chevron lines in 2004.196. The soft fluid shapes of 164.1972 probably indicate direct work on the wax model.
 
Henry Lie (submitted 2011)

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Benjamin and Lilian Hertzberg