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Source Description
Pins were an integral part of the Etruscan wardrobe. Sculpture and vase painting indicate that pins were worn on the shoulders alone or in pairs to fasten a cloak. This delicate pin's globe is decorated with granulation, a technique in which tiny balls of gold are fused to the metal surface to create a decorative pattern.
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Document identity
localId
38161
label
Pin with Granulation
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
id
38161
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Pin with Granulation
description
Pins were an integral part of the Etruscan wardrobe. Sculpture and vase painting indicate that pins were worn on the shoulders alone or in pairs to fasten a cloak. This delicate pin's globe is decorated with granulation, a technique in which tiny balls of gold are fused to the metal surface to create a decorative pattern.
provenance
Joseph Brummer, New York [Yugoslavian treasure]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as part of the so-called ""Jugoslavian Treasure""]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
7th century BCE
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
pins (jewelry)
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2
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2
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
Source extras
med
gold
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6291
collection_ids
ROM
JWL
exhibition_ids
1954
2227
2513
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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a2e985c964d12420
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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254047786da44dab
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no
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no