Accession No

1935.618 E


Description

Large copper alloy pin. Shaft with circular cross-section, tapering to a point at one end, and square in section in the top half, with a cylindrical length projecting from the head.


Place

Asia; West Asia; Iraq; Ur


Period

Royal Cemetery


Source

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


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1935.618 E; 5311 [UCL Lab No.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; ?Bronze; Copper Alloy


Local Term


Measurements

210mm


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)


Conservation (Remedial)
CON.1974.38 | Remedial
Event Date 26/3/2020
Author: Kirstie French (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Bronze pin with a small head like a tang. Similar to 1935.618 A, but section of shaft not so square.
Event Date 26/3/2020
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Large copper alloy pin. Shaft with circular cross-section, tapering to a point at one end, and square in section in the top half, with a cylindrical length projecting from the head.
Event Date 28/11/2024
Author: Esther Laver


FM:286868

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