Tools and EquipmentRoman1st-5th century CE
Needle or Pin
1st-5th century CE
Dimensions
7.7 x 0.7 x 0.6 cm (3 1/16 x 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Harold Wilmerding Bell, Cambridge, MA (by 1911), gift; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University (1911-1977), transfer; to the Fogg Museum.
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