Accession No

1935.618 C


Description

Large copper alloy pin, broken into two pieces. Shaft with circular cross-section, with pierced hole below the head; the head is a frit bead.


Place

Asia; West Asia; Iraq; Ur


Period

Royal Cemetery


Source

British Museum [donor]; Woolley, Leonard [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1935.618 C


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; ?Bronze; Copper Alloy; Frit


Local Term


Measurements

140mm


Events

Context (Field collection)
Joint Expedition of the British Museum and the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania (1922-1934), excavated by Leonard Woolley.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Five bronze pins.
A: Upper part of shaft square in section; small head like a tang.
B: Simple rolled head.
C: Very much decayed; head is a bead of frit.
D: Same type as A but section of shaft not so square.
E: Like D'
Event Date 1935
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'Bronze pins'
Event Date 1935
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Display)
Exhibited: Clarke Gallery, case 62, 1984-2010
Event Date 1984
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Bronze pin, very much decayed. The head is a bead of frit.
Event Date 26/3/2020
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Conservation (Remedial)
CON.1974.37 | Remedial
Event Date 26/3/2020
Author: Kirstie French (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Large copper alloy pin, broken into two pieces. Shaft with circular cross-section, with pierced hole below the head; the head is a frit bead.
Event Date 28/11/2024
Author: Esther Laver


FM:286866

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