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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (none) | 32-40-212 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B17281 | (none) | |
| (none) | 30-12-363 | (none) | B18082 | (none) | |
| (none) | 30-12-371 | (none) | B18090 | (none) | |
| (none) | 30-12-378 | (none) | B18097 | (none) | |
| (none) | 30-12-386 | (none) | B18105 | (none) | |
| (none) | 31-17-247K | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 31-17-252 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 32-40-210.1 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-137 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-136 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-134 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-135 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-127 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-131 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | 98-9-92 | (none) | (none) | (none) | |
| (none) | (none) | (none) | B17497 | (none) | |
| (none) | 30-12-401.2 | (none) | B18120 | (none) | |
| (none) | 30-12-401.3 | (none) | B18120 | (none) | |
| (none) | 30-12-401.4 | (none) | B18120 | (none) | |
| (none) | 30-12-401.5 | (none) | B18120 | (none) | |
| (none) | 30-12-401.6 | (none) | B18120 | (none) | |
| (none) | 30-12-401.7 | (none) | B18120 | (none) | |
| (none) | 30-12-401.1 | (none) | B18120 | (none) | |
| (none) | 30-12-391 | (none) | B18110 | (none) |
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