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    HoB 389: Bronze pin. (©Archaeological Exploration of Sardis/President and Fellows of Harvard College)

Bronze pin

Date
Context: last quarter of 8th c BC, Lydian
Sardis or Museum Inv. No.
M70.004
Material
Bronze/Copper Alloy
Object Type
Metalwork, Jewelry and Ornaments
Metalwork Type
Jewelry and Ornaments
Site
Sardis
Sector
HoB
Trench
HoB
Locus
HoB Lydian III - South Side
B-Grid Coordinates
W5 - W8 / S112 - S116 floor *97
Findspot
W8-5 / S112-116 *97 floor
Description
Long narrow shaft of bronze pin that tapers to a point. The other end is flattened and rolled into a coil.
Dimensions
W. 0.0015, L. 0.82, Diam. of coil 0.005.
Comments
See Also
Bibliography
Sardis M8, cat. no. 660.
Author
AR