11560http://www165.123.244.137/subject/11560/MuseumBritish MuseumObject TypePinsSeason Number07: 1928-1929Culture/PeriodEDIIIBCulture/PeriodEarly Dynastic / SumerianData collected by British Museum research team.MaterialCopper AlloyMaterialLapis LazuliMaterialSilverAubrey Baadsgaard, “Trends, Traditions, and Transformations: Fashions in Dress in Early Dynastic Mesopotamia” (PhD diss., University of Pennsylvania, 2008).U Number11738Description (Catalog Card)Pin. Copper with lapis ball head (stem broken). Type V.Woolley's descriptionDescription (Modern)Copper alloy toggle pin with lapis lazuli ball head, hole in shank near head, the point broken off.Description (Modern)Straight Pin; Lapis BallAubrey Baadsgaard, “Trends, Traditions, and Transformations: Fashions in Dress in Early Dynastic Mesopotamia” (PhD diss., University of Pennsylvania, 2008).Description (Modern)Copper alloy toggle pin with lapis lazuli ball head, hole in shank near head, the point broken off.Data collected by British Museum research team.Description (Modern)Copper alloy toggle pin with lapis lazuli ball head, hole in shank near head, the point broken off.Data collected by British Museum research team.Find Context (Catalog Card)PG 1054 CNW CornerMaterial (Catalog Card)Lapis lazuliMaterial as described by WoolleyMaterial (Catalog Card)Copper AlloyMaterial as described by WoolleyMuseum Number (BM Registration Number)1929,1017.561Measurement (Catalog Card)L. 225mmMeasurement (Diameter)7Measurement (Diameter)19Measurement (Weight)28.70Aubrey Baadsgaard, “Trends, Traditions, and Transformations: Fashions in Dress in Early Dynastic Mesopotamia” (PhD diss., University of Pennsylvania, 2008).Measurement (Length)120Data collected by British Museum research team.