Pins
This category includes straight objects used for fastening cloth.
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) |
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![]() | 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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