Carnelian-topped pin
7th–4th century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueBronze, carnelian
DimensionsLength: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.)
Credit LineMaria Antoinette Evans Fund
Accession number30.602
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceBy 1930, acquired in Iran, probably by Ayoub Rabenou, Paris; 1930, sold by Rabenou, through Arthur Upham Pope (b. 1881 - d. 1969), Paris, to the MFA [see note]. (Accession Date: August 7, 1930)NOTE: MFA accession nos. 30.544-30.637 were purchased from Arthur Upham Pope for $15,000, plus a $2250 commission. According to Pope, the majority of the group belonged to Rabenou.
90–10 B.C.
4200–3250 B.C.
1980–1630 B.C.
1991–1783 B.C.
1550–1295 B.C.
1550–1070 B.C.
