Harvard Art Museums > 1940.142: Hairpin Jewelry Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Hairpin , 1940.142,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 30, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/303647. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1940.142 Title Hairpin Classification Jewelry Work Type pin Date 2nd-6th century CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Antioch (Syria) Find Spot: Middle East, Türkiye (Turkey) Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/303647 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper alloy Technique Cast and hammered Dimensions 12.7 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm (5 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.) Technical Details Technical Observations: The patina is dark brown with metal showing through and small amounts of green in the crevices. The surface is slightly pitted. The tapered shape was probably made by hammering a cast rod. The rough surface makes it difficult to determine if the decorative depressions and the finial end were cold worked or cast. The tip is broken, and other deformations are also present. Carol Snow and Henry Lie (submitted 2002, updated 2010) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Excavated from Antioch (no. c112-U706) (Turkey, Hatay) by the Syrian Department of Antiquities (later the Hatay government) and the Committee for the Excavation of Antioch and Its Vicinity, (1935-1939), dispersed; to Fogg Art Museum, 1940. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Committee for the Excavation of Antioch and its Vicinity Accession Year 1940 Object Number 1940.142 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Published Catalogue Text: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Bronzes at the Harvard Art Museums The smooth and fairly straight shaft tapers down to a sharp point, the tip of which has broken off. The other end is topped by a knobbed, piriform finial. Below the finial on the shaft are three beads, each bordered by a double collar. The decorative nature of this pin might indicate that it had a decorative use. David Smart Exhibition History Antioch-on-the-Orontes: Excavating an Early Byzantine City, Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & Collection, Washington, 04/07/2010 - 10/10/2010 Subjects and Contexts Ancient Bronzes Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
