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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 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. |
| 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] |
| 12372H | (none) | 1929,1017.219 | (none) | Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] 2 large gold lunate earrings, [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [E] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoid beads. [F] Necklace of small lapis conoids. [G] Necklace of silver beads. [H] Copper pin with lapis head VI B. [I-K] Cockle shells with green paint. |
| 12424F | (none) | 1929,1017.208 | (none) | Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earring. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [E.1-.2] Necklace of lapis and silver double conoid beads. [F] Copper pin with lapis head. |
| 12373L | (none) | 1929,1017.193 | (none) | Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] 2 gold large lunate earrings. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D.1-.2] 2 silver wire spiral coil hair rings. [E] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [F] Necklace of lapis double conoid and gold double conoid beads (for order see field notes). [G.1-.2] Necklace of 2 rows of silver beads. [H-K] Cockleshells with greenish paint. [L Toggle Pin] |
| 12383G | (none) | 1929,1017.183 | (none) | Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B] Wreath of gold beech leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [C] Silver comb with inlaid petals. [D] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [E] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoids. [F] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoids. [G] Silver pin [Type] VI A. |
| 12416C | (none) | 1929,1017.174 | (none) | Group: [A.1-.2] Large gold lunate earrings. [B] Necklace of gold and lapis double conoid beads. [C] Copper pin with ball head [Type] IV B broken and in bad condition. |
| 12406G | (none) | 1929,1017.159 | (none) | Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B and L] Large gold lunate earring. [C] Wreath of gold leaves on lapis and carnelian beads. [D] Silver wire spiral coil hair rings. [E] Necklace of gold and lapis triangles. [F] Necklace of silver and lapis double conoid beads. [G] Silver pin with lapis and gold ball head [Type] V B [H] Bracelet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (for order see field notes). [I-J] 2 silver finger rings. [K] A string of small shells. |
| 12409J | (none) | 1929,1017.140 | (none) | Group: [A] Gold hair ribbon. [B.1-.2] Large gold lunate earring. [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 ribbed ball beads (for order see field notes). [G] Necklace of lapis and silver double conoids. [H] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] VI B. [I] Silver pin with lapis head [Type] VI B. [J] Wristlet of gold and lapis tubular beads and carnelian rings (part of it waxed). [K-L] 2 silver finger rings. |
| 12774E | (none) | 1928,1010.744 | (none) | Objects. (A) Bead, long, clay imitation of bead cut from shell core. (B) Clay bugle bead. (C) Shell bugle bead. (D) Clay spindle whorl. (E) Copper needle (broken). (F) Clay nail. (G) Fragment of clay sickle. (H) Penannular ring of shell. [I not assigned in group] (J) [J.1-.11] Chips, flint and obsidian, including one flint piercer. (K) [K.1-.2] Fragments of clay animal figurines. (L) Animal tooth. (M) Miniature pot of reddish clay, broken. (N) Pottery fragments. [N.1-.4] 4 small bits black design on white, characteristic TO [Tel Obaid]; [N.5-.6] 2 pieces, black band on drab, coarse ware; [N.7-.10] 4 pieces red bands on drab [N.11] 1 piece plain red wash(?); [N.12-.13] 2 pieces, design in red on light ground; [N.14-.15] 2 pieces, design in red and black on light ground : rows of triangles and bands; [N.16-.18] 3 pieces with transverse bands of erased slip decoration, light red on deeper red body. (O) [O.1] Cylindrical vase of light drab clay and [O.2] fragment of a second similar. (P) Clay jar sealing (?) with scratched design. (Q) Clay jar sealing with impression of seal cylinder : subject, bulls and square shrines. (R) Clay cup, reddish ware, wheelmade, normal type, broken and mended. (S) Clay jar sealing, fragment, with design of rows of animals. |
| 9806 | (none) | 1928,1010.693 | (none) | Copper Pin. Elongated knob head. Broken in 4 pieces. Type I. | |
| 10345 | (none) | 1928,1010.55 | (none) | Copper Pin With lapis ball head Broken in three pieces Type V | |
| 9993 | (none) | 1928,1010.53 | (none) | Copper Pin With lapis ball head set in silver Shaft broken Type V | |
| 9329 | (none) | 1928,1010.370 | (none) | Copper pin Stem thickened to head [Type] I | |
| 9967 | (none) | 1928,1010.359 | (none) | Copper Pin. With bent shaft and lapis ball head (broken) Type VI. | |
| 10402 | (none) | 1928,1010.357 | (none) | Copper Pin With lapis ball head capped with silver (broken) Type V | |
| 9919 | (none) | 1928,1010.356 | (none) | Copper Pin Bent shaft, lapis ball head Type VI | |
| (none) | (none) | 1928,1010.355 | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | 1928,1010.353 | (none) | (none) |
| 9955 | (none) | 1928,1010.341 | (none) | Copper Pin With simple rounded head and pierced shaft Type IX |
| (none) | (none) | 1928,1010.340 | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | 1928,1010.34 | (none) | (none) |
| (none) | (none) | 1928,1010.339 | (none) | (none) |
| 9928 | (none) | 1928,1010.336 | (none) | Copper Pin Plain tang head Type I | |
| (none) | (none) | 1928,1010.335 | (none) | (none) |
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