pin
- Museum number
- 141529
- Description
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Silver pin with the head in the form of a seated couple; woman squatting, wearing a himation and plaits over the top of the head, with right hand on her breast and left resting on her knee; with bearded man wearing a belted tunic reclining behind, holding a bowl in his left hand and resting his left on the back of the woman; cast; complete.
- Production date
- 250-300
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.90 centimetres
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Weight: 27 grammes
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Thickness: 1.50 centimetres
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Width: 2 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Several similar examples known from the trade. Daems (2001) contrasts the lack of the woman's veil with Palmyrene depictions and refers to her hairdo as in Hellenistic style. Composition analysed and indicated to be ca 84% silver, with 15% copper and minor trace elements of gold.
- Location
- On display (G52/dc6)
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
G52/IRAN/13/36, from official opening 17/11/95 to 12 Dec 2005.
G49/IRAN/13, 1994.
- Acquisition date
- 1990
- Department
- Middle East
- BM/Big number
- 141529
- Registration number
- 1990,0625.1
