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Collections

Openwork Pinheadcirca 1000-650 B.C.

Not on view
Cast bronze openwork plaque with green patina, featuring symmetrical scrolling arms, rosette medallions, and a small central figure, with a beaded outer border and projecting pin tab
Title
Openwork Pinhead
Place Made
Iran, Luristan
Date Made
circa 1000-650 B.C.
Period
Iron Age II-III
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
3 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (9.8 x 8.8 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.206
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Kawami, Trudy S., and John Olbrantz. Breath of Heaven, Breath of Earth: Ancient Near Eastern Art from American Collections. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2013.