Silver pin with ibexes, Luristan, 750 BC
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This silver pin from Luristan is engraved with an ibex motif. This pin closed the garment at shoulder height, as was also done in archaic Greece. Such pins were used in pairs, connected by a light chain.Bibliography (for this item)Tait, Hugh1991 Jewelry: 7000 Years: An international History and Illustrated Survey from the Collections of the British Museum (republication of the 1987 edtion by H. N. Abrams). Abradale Press, New York, NY. ( 53-54) |
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