Hairpin with Decorated Top
Tools and EquipmentRoman4th-5th century CE

Hairpin with Decorated Top

300-400 CE

Description

This carved, bone hairpin is in two pieces--a bulbous head and tapered shaft. Incised geometric designs cover the surface. On the shaft, are a series of three rings and a cross hatch of oblique lines. On the head, are a pattern of crosshatch and a series of three bands, forming a spiral pattern.

Classification
Tools and Equipment
Technique
Carved
Medium
Bone
Culture
Roman
Period
Roman Imperial period, Late
Century
4th-5th century CE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

9.3 cm (3 11/16 in.)

Provenance

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1978.

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