Hairpin Maker: Unknown

ca. A.D. 165–256

Ancient Art

Not on view
Medium

Bone

Dimensions

4 in. (10.1 cm)
Eros Figure: 1 1/16 in. (2.7 cm)

Credit Line

Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos

Accession Number

1938.862

Geography

Excavated in Dura-Europos, Syria

Culture

Syrian, Dura-Europos

Period

Roman, 2nd–3rd century A.D.

Classification

Jewelry

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Excavated by the Yale-French Excavations at Dura-Europos (block X7 29, Dolicheneum), present-day Syria, 1928–37; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • Susan B. Matheson and Diana E.E. Kleiner, I Claudia Women in Ancient Rome, exh. cat. (New Haven: Yale University Art Gallery, 1996), 162, no. 113, ill
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States

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