Hair Pins are Woolley's type 5 pins.  It has a flattened head that is rolled at the top, possibly to hold feathers.  This type of pin would have been worn at the back of the head, in the hair.  

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
10588F (none) (none) B16736 Head ornament. A. Gold Ribbon B. Wreath of lapis and carnelian beads with gold mulberry-leaf pendants. C. [.1-.2] Large Gold Lunate Earrings D. Remains of silver head ornament with inlaid rosette petals [Drawing] E. [.1-.2] Silver wire spiral coil earrings. F. A silver pin, circular in section. Lapis ball head broken off. G. Silver and gold double conoids single string-gold and silver alternate.
14095 (none) (none) (none) Copper hair pin. Broken in 2 pieces.
17034 (none) (none) (none) Hair pin. Copper. Bent head. Circular in section [drawing 1:1]
8617 (none) (none) B16776 Silver hair ornament(?) [drawing]
9982 (none) (none) B16785 Silver Pin With fluted lapis ball head Type V
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Hair Combs - Hair Rings