Greek hair pin, Probably Colombia, Calima, 500-1500AD
Gold
Length: 18cm
10824
Solid gold pin of elongated trumpet form, the thin shaft tapering to a fine point at one end and widening to a flattened circular terminal at the other. Intact but...
Solid gold pin of elongated trumpet form, the thin shaft tapering to a fine point at one end and widening to a flattened circular terminal at the other. Intact but the shaft now curved.
A most elegant article of jewellery, with a pared back restraint. This could have been used as either a pin for the hair or for clothing. Cast by the cire-perdue technique.
A most elegant article of jewellery, with a pared back restraint. This could have been used as either a pin for the hair or for clothing. Cast by the cire-perdue technique.
Provenance
Carl Kempe (1884-1967), Ekolsund Castle, Sweden; acquired 1950-1967, collection no.CK25Literature
Compare eight examples, some of which have been swisted into spirals, in Fortuna Fine Art Ltd, To Dress in Gold: Jewellery from the Ancvient World (New York, 2004), no.13Also see D. Musti et al., L'Oro dei Greci (novarra, 1992), nos.57-58
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