Pins are straight pieces of metal with a pointed end.  Woolley lists 8 types of pins based on their style.  Woolley's type 1 are straight pins, pierced or unpierced with a ball head of material other than metal.  Woolley's type 2 has a knobby head of metal.  Type 3 is a pin with a domed head of metal.  Type 4 has a rolled head.  Type 5 has a flattened and rolled head to hold feathers, and is listed as a hairpin in our typology.  Type 6 has anthro/zoomorphic figures on the head.  Type 7 has a bent head sometimes with stone beads at the end.  Type 8 has a rounded head.  Pierced pins may have been used to hang toggles or cylinder seals.  Pins are mixed between style and period.  

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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)
12360H (none) 1929,1017.229 (none) Group. Comprising: [A.1-.2] Pair of large gold lunate earrings. [B.1-.2] Pair of silver wire spiral coil hair rings. [C.1-.2] Lapis and some carnelian beads. [D-G] Shell rings. [H Silver pin. Listed on BM record]
12408G (none) (none) (none) Group. Waxed together and preserved with the [I] skull as a whole. : [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D] Silver comb with inlaid flowers. [E] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [F] Necklace of gold and lapis lentoids. [G] Silver pin with gold and lapis head [Type] VI B. [H] (not waxed) bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes) (Some of the other beads etc. are preserved loose.)
11597C (none) (none) (none) Group. [A](1) Shell, cut as a lamp & engraved with the head & neck of a bird (the eye orginally inlaid but inlay is missing) [drawing] [B](2) Copper Dagger (broken). Type IV; [C](3) Copper pin with lapis ball head (broken)[Type] V.
11452D 30-12-367 (none) B18086 Group. Consisting of [A] (1) a cylinder seal of red baked clay with white slip: in poor condition but interesting for its fabric. It is attached to part of a copper pin. Inscription EN-dUtu(?); [B] (2) a few beads of lapis and silver, mixed types; [C] (3) a silver hair-ring, 5 spiral coils of thin wire; [D] (4) a copper pin, point missing.
11441C (none) (none) (none) Group. Consisting of [A](1) a spiral band of narrow gold ribbon (broken); [B](2) seven beads of agate, carnelian, steatite, shell (?), lapis, lapis, paste; [C](3) a copper pin 019 long (broken into 3 pieces).
12063C (none) (none) (none) Group: (A) 17 large lapis double conoid BEADS (B) Cylinder Seal. Shell. Decayed, 2 registers. Seated deity. Presentation. (C) Copper Pin, tip missing, broken. [Drawing of head]
12429C (none) (none) (none) Group: [A.1-.2] 2 gold wire spiral coil hair rings. [B] Necklace of silver and lapis double conoid beads. [C] Silver pin with lapis and gold head [Type] VI B. [D] Silver pin with silver head [Type] IV B. [E] Bracelet of lapis and silver conoid and bugle beads.
12429D (none) (none) (none) Group: [A.1-.2] 2 gold wire spiral coil hair rings. [B] Necklace of silver and lapis double conoid beads. [C] Silver pin with lapis and gold head [Type] VI B. [D] Silver pin with silver head [Type] IV B. [E] Bracelet of lapis and silver conoid and bugle beads.
12386F (none) (none) (none) Group: [A.1-.2] Large and gold lunate earrings. [B] Necklace of lapis and gold triangles. [C] Necklace of lapis and gold double conoid beads. [D] Wristlet of tubular lapis and gold beads and carnelian rings. [E] A second wristlet (for order see field notes). [F] Silver pin with lapis and gold head VI B.
12662A 30-12-379 (none) B18098 Group: [A] (1) Copper pin. Straight. Tang head perforated. [B] (2) Beads. Lapis and carnelian lentoids and balls.
12069C (none) 1929,1017.293 (none) Group: (A) Beads. lapis lazuli double conoids; silver double conoids. (B) Cockle shell (broken) containing green paint. (C) Copper pin: hopeless condition.
12070B (none) (none) (none) Group: (A) Beads. lapis lazuli ovoids and silver. (B) Copper pin with rounded copper head, badly smashed.
12074B (none) (none) (none) Group: (A) Beads: lapis lazuli double conoids (B) Copper pin, rounded head; badly broken.
19213B 35-1-482 (none) (none) Group: (A) Gold double conoids, lapis double conoids. (B) Copper pin, Type 1, with lapis ball head capped with gold; broken. (C) [Not assigned] (D) Limestone bowl. Type 47. (E) White calcite bowl. Type 54: imperfect.
18943F (none) (none) (none) Group: (A) Gold earring, small lunate type. (B) Silver finger ring, plain wire hoop. (C) Silver hair ring, 2 coils of plain wire. (D) Gold twisted ribbon fillet, with hole at each end. (E) Beads: lapis diamonds and tubes, crystal rings, silver diamonds and balls and small blue glaze cylinders. (F) Copper pin, type 8. (G) Copper reticule.
12077A 30-12-510 (none) (none) Group: (A) Silver Pin lapis ball head. (B) Beads: long lapis lentoids & silver, small lapis; and small lapis double conoids. (for stringing see Field Note) (C) Shell head of pin. Truncated cone shape, incised decoration. [drawing of head]
12077C (none) (none) (none) Group: (A) Silver Pin lapis ball head. (B) Beads: long lapis lentoids & silver, small lapis; and small lapis double conoids. (for stringing see Field Note) (C) Shell head of pin. Truncated cone shape, incised decoration. [drawing of head]
12281C (none) (none) (none) Group: (A) [A and D] Two gold earrings; 2 1/2 coils (B) [B, E-F] Three gold finger rings made of fine strands of twisted wire (C) Silver pin - straight type - Lapis ball head & gold cap. Broken.
12636B (none) (none) (none) Group: [A-B] 1) 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings. [C] 2) Copper pin type V B, with silver capped steatite ball head. [D] Copper knife with binding on the handle. Type?
12636C (none) 1929,1017.606 (none) Group: [A-B] 1) 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings. [C] 2) Copper pin type V B, with silver capped steatite ball head. [D] Copper knife with binding on the handle. Type?
12391C (none) (none) (none) Group: [A.1-.2] 2 silver wire spiral coil earrings. [B] Necklace of lapis and silver double conoid beads. [C] Copper pin [Type] VI B (broken). [D] Copper dagger Type II E (broken).
12419E (none) (none) (none) Group: [A.1-.2] Gold lunate earrings. [B] Silver wire spiral coil hair rings. [C] Necklace of lapis and silver double conoid beads (order in field notes). [D]Necklace of small lapis ball beads. [E] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] VI B. [F] Cockle shells with green paint.
12411G (none) (none) (none) Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earring. [B-D] 3 gold flowers with silver stems. [E] Necklace of lapis and gold triangles . [F] Necklace of lapis and silver double round beads. [G] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] VI B.
12404D (none) (none) (none) Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earring. [B] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoid beads. [D] Silver pin with gold and lapis ball head [Type] VI B. [E] Cockle shell with green-blue paint.
12379E (none) (none) (none) Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earring. [B] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [C] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoids. [D] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoids (smaller beads). [E] Silver pin with lapis head VI B. [F] Bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings: for order see field notes. [G] Cockle shells with green paint.

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