Details

Object type

terminal of disc-headed pin

Culture/School

Persian; Luri; Iranian

Place Associated

Asia, Middle East, Iran, Luristan (place of manufacture)

Date

cerca 1000 - 600 BC

Materials

bronze

Dimensions

overall: 154 mm x 39 mm x 5 mm 29 g

Description

Flat bronze disk decorated with concentric bands. The disk is attached to a stem, the upper part of which is carved with rings of various widths. The remainder of the stem is missing. This disk-headed pin is of the clothing pin type.

Credit Line/Donor

Gifted by Sir William and Lady Burrell to the City of Glasgow, 1944

Collection

Burrell Collection: Persian and Syrian Items [including Luristan Bronzes]

ID Number

33.108

Location

Burrell Collection