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Clothing Pin; Unattributed; 1500 BCE; 185.01

From:UC Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities

Name/TitleClothing Pin

About this objectThis bronze toggle or pin features an hole near the midpoint. It is known as an eyelet type pin. It would have likely been used to pin together the fabric of a garment such as a peplos or chiton.

Although this pin has been bent, possibly deliberately, it originally would have been a straight pin. Straight pins, known in ancient Greece as peronai, were commonly used by Greek men and women to hold their clothing in place at the shoulder.

MakerUnattributed

Date Made1500 BCE

PeriodBronze Age

Place MadeGreece

Place NotesPossibly Mycenaean.

Medium and MaterialsBronze

Style and IconographyMycenaean

TechniqueMolding (forming)

TechniqueMetalworking

Measurements102 x 80 x 8 mm

Subject and Association KeywordsClothing and dress

Subject and Association KeywordsSocial life and customs

Named CollectionThe James Logie Memorial Collection, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Object TypeCostume

Object number185.01