Object Description
A fine Luristan dress pin cast from bronze. The pin features a stylised floral head, consisting of a central globular ovary, which rises to a short neck with a wide and slightly convex top, imitating the shape of a flower’s style and stigma. The head of the pin is further decorated with incised linear patterns and evenly spaced flattened granules. The pin is enriched with three trumpet-shaped projections spaced equally apart. The pin tapers to a plain lower narrow shank, terminating to a point.
Length of the pin (circa): 17.5cm
Date: Circa 8th – 7th Century BC