Ivory pinhead
Unknown
ca. 1450–1050 BCE · Ivory · Greek and Roman Art
The finial, in the shape of a pomegranate, formed the head of a pin, the exact purpose of which is unknown. Similar objects have been found in the Levant and Egypt.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1450–1050 BCE
- Medium
- Ivory
- Culture
- Cypriot
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
