Roman Bronze Hair Pins vessel and diverse mythical beings

and diverse mythical beings

Elegant ancient Roman bronze pin featuring a straight

These vessels often combined utilitarian function with symbolic representation

Pubian people

The koteka is held in place by a small fibre loop affixed near its base

Roman Bronze Hair Pins vessel and diverse mythical beingsRoman Empire, c. 100200 AD A superb matched pair of ancient Roman hair pins, beautifully cast in bronze. One features a smooth bulbous spherical head, while the other displays a thick decahedral headboth with elegantly tapering shafts ending in fine points. Pins of this refined type were versatile personal accessories in antiquity, serving both as functional fasteners for garments and as decorative implements for securing elaborate hairstyles. The