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Luristan Bronze Pin with Lanceolate Leaf, Early 1st Millennium BC

Substantial bronze pin with leaf-shaped head.

Cast bronze with hammered head, featuring a slightly peaked central ridge and a twisted loop on top to bear a thread that was fastened to the garment.

For a related pin cf. no 73 in: R. Merhav. A glimpse into the Past, The Joseph Ternbach Collection. Jerusalem 1981.

Intact. Nice patina with red cuprite underneath. Soil deposits in places.

L. 33 cm (13 in)

Swiss art market

580 USD