Hairpin

Details

• Title

  Hairpin

• Associated place

  Asia › Gandhara (possible) (possible place of creation)

  Asia › Pakistan › Punjab province › Taxila (possible) (possible place of creation)

• Date

  1st century BC - 1st century AD (100 BC - AD 100)

• Material and technique

  bronze

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine;

  miscellaneous equipment › fastener › pin;

  personal ornament › jewellery › hair-ornament › hair-pin

• Dimensions

  7.7 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1995.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1995.8

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