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Rosette pin

Near Eastern, Iranian, Luristan
Iron Age
7th–4th century B.C.

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions Length: 16.1 cm (6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line Maria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession Number30.605
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / AdornmentFibulae

DescriptionPin with knob in the shape of a rosette. Green patina.
ProvenanceBy 1930, acquired in Iran, probably by Ayoub Rabenou, Paris; 1930, sold by Rabenou, through Arthur Upham Pope (b. 1881 - d. 1969), Paris, to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: August 7, 1930)

NOTE: MFA accession nos. 30.544-30.637 were purchased from Arthur Upham Pope for $15,000, plus a $2250 commission. According to Pope, the majority of the group belonged to Rabenou.