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Double-Spiral PinChalcolithic period, circa 5000 B.C.

Not on view
Bronze pin with long tapered shaft and double-spiral head, brown-toned metal with dark oxidation and rust-red spots, photographed diagonally against a cream background

Unknown, Double-Spiral Pin, Chalcolithic period, circa 5000 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Double-Spiral Pin
Place Made
Eastern Europe
Date Made
Chalcolithic period, circa 5000 B.C.
Medium
Copper, hammered
Dimensions
7 5/8 x 2 3/8 in. (19.4 x 6.2 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.672
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Ancient
Selected Bibliography
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.