LARGE BRONZE AGE CLOAK PIN WITH DECORATED TERMINAL
1000 – 600 BC, Bronze Age. Large bronze cloak pin with double pomegranate-esque head atop a slim neck with three raised horizontal bands at the shoulders and a tapering pin shaft. Cloak pins were an important part of bronze age culture and were worn by both men and women in much the same fashion as a brooch. These items were multifunction with their most basic purpose being clothing fasteners while their more ostentatious role was to serve as a display of wealth. Cloak pins such as this one were status symbols and could serve as tradablegoods in lieu of currency. Good condition. Wearable. Size: L:265mm / W:25mm ; 50g; Provenance: Property of a North London professional; previously acquire on the UK/European art market before 2000.
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1000 – 600 BC, Bronze Age. Large bronze cloak pin with double pomegranate-esque head atop a slim neck with three raised horizontal bands at the shoulders and a tapering pin shaft. Cloak pins were an important part of bronze age culture and were worn by both men and women in much the same fashion as a brooch. These items were multifunction with their most basic purpose being clothing fasteners while their more ostentatious role was to serve as a display of wealth. Cloak pins such as this one were status symbols and could serve as tradablegoods in lieu of currency. Good condition. Wearable. Size: L:265mm / W:25mm ; 50g; Provenance: Property of a North London professional; previously acquire on the UK/European art market before 2000.
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