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<em>Small Hairpin</em>, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall01.JPG)
Small Hairpin, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall01.JPG)
<em>Small Hairpin</em>, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall01.JPG)

Small Hairpin, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall01.JPG)

<em>Small Hairpin</em>, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall02.JPG)

Small Hairpin, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall02.JPG)

<em>Small Hairpin</em>, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall03.JPG)

Small Hairpin, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall03.JPG)

<em>Small Hairpin</em>, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall04.JPG)

Small Hairpin, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall04.JPG)

<em>Small Hairpin</em>, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall05.JPG)

Small Hairpin, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall05.JPG)

<em>Small Hairpin</em>, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.472E_overall06.jpg)

Small Hairpin, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.472E_overall06.jpg)

<em>Small Hairpin</em>, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall07.JPG)

Small Hairpin, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall07.JPG)

<em>Small Hairpin</em>, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall08.JPG)

Small Hairpin, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall08.JPG)

<em>Small Hairpin</em>, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall09.JPG)

Small Hairpin, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall09.JPG)

<em>Small Hairpin</em>, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_top.JPG)

Small Hairpin, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_top.JPG)

<em>Small Hairpin</em>, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_bottom.JPG)

Small Hairpin, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_bottom.JPG)

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Small Hairpin

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Ivory
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E.
    PERIOD Roman Period
    DIMENSIONS 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.472E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Small Hairpin, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall01.JPG)
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    <em>Small Hairpin</em>, 30 B.C.E.–395 C.E. Ivory, 1/8 x 3 7/16 in. (0.3 x 8.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.472E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museu, CUR.37.472E_overall01.JPG)

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    Roman Period
    Egypt
    New York Historic Society Collection
    Egyptian
    Accessory

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    ivory
    Roman Period
    Egypt
    New York Historic Society Collection
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    Accessory

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