25. Curved Garment Pin

3D Model

Description: Solid metal item has a ball at one end, tapering to a blunt point at the other. The shaft is pierced by a bore 7.1 cm. above the blunt end. The object is bent in a smooth 90-degree curve beginning 0.5 cm. behind the ball end.

Measurements (cm): H: 9.2 W: 0.3 – 0.8

References:

Schwartz, Glenn M. 2007. “Hidden Tombs of Ancient Syria,” in Natural History. Pp. 42-47, 116.