Pin head

Zichy Collection

Accession Nr.: 8379
Type: bronze, lead, gold and silver; archaeological artifacts
Date of production:
8th–6th century B.C.
Materials/Techniques: bronze
Dimensions: tűfej diameterje: 1.5 cm
length: 4 cm
tűhuzal diameterje: 0.6 cm
Fragment of a decorative pin. It has a head in a shape of a stylized bird. The body of the bird is a globular knob with a small attached ring on its back. Its head and tail are stylized, its wings are missing. Below the bird there is a globular knob with incised pattern followed by a section of double horizontal lines.

The rest of the pin is missing.