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Pin head
Greek
Archaic Period
6th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height: 2.95 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Frank B. Bemis Fund
Accession Number1975.811
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Brooches
Catalogue Raisonné
Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), no. 090.
DescriptionPin head composed of disc with turned edges above five globes of increasing size. Remains of rusty iron shaft below.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: according to the entry in Sculpture in Stone and Bronze: possibly found on the road from Boiotia to Delphi with 1975.364, 1975.365, and 1975.812; by October 1974: in the trade according to Peter Sharrer; purchased by Peter Sharrer, Ancient Art, Inc., 72 Fairmount Road, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450, October 1974; purchased by MFA from Peter Sharrer, September 10, 1975