Ebony hairpin

Made:
100 BCE-300 CE
Ebony hairpin Ebony hairpin, blunt-ended

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Ebony hairpin, blunt-ended
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Ebony hairpin, blunt-ended, with decorative fretted finial in form of duck, Egyptian, 100BC to 300AD

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658545
Materials:
ebony
Measurements:
height 106 mm
max.: width 15 mm
type:
hairpin
credit:
Sotheby's