Title

Garment pin

Creator

Unknown

Files

Streaming Media

Contributor

Tanasi, Davide; Hassam, Stephan

Abstract

Solid metal cylindrical object tapers from a semicircular domed head atop the shaft to a very sharp point. A bore pieces the slender shaft between 4.0 and 4.3 cm. below the domed head. The bore is free of debris and supported by thickened walls on either side of the hole. The shaft is bent several times between the bore and the point.

Keywords

Copper Garment Pin

Description

1 pin : copper alloy

Subject: topical

Clothing and dress, Pins and needles, Fasteners, 3D model

Material

Copper alloy

Dimensions

16.2 x 1.0-0.1 cm.

Time Period

1500-1200 BCE

Discovery Location

Eastern Mediterranean region

Language

English

Physical Collection ID

R30

Genre

Fasteners

Format

Digital 3D model

Holding Location

University of South Florida. Library. Special Collections Department (LOC)

Collection

Farid Karam Lebanon Collections of Antiquities

Notes

citation/reference: Colt Archaeological Institute, Excavations at Nessana. Color: dark brown, tan encrustation. View description: 45 degree view. Condition: very good.

Physical Collection

Farid Karam Collection of Graeco-Roman Antiquities

Box Number

6

Equipment

Romer AbsoluteArm

Identifier

R30-00032

Capture Technique

Laser Scanning, Geomagic Wrap 2015

Affiliation

University of South Florida. Department of History (LOC)

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Garment pin" (2022). Farid Karam M.D. Lebanon Antiquities Collection. 34.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/karam/34