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Similar pins found in excavations in Rome have been dated to the late Roman period (4th–5th century A.D.).
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Title: Bone pin
Date: ca. 300–450 CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Ivory or bone
Dimensions: H.: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Classifications: Miscellaneous-Bone, Ivory
Credit Line: Purchase, 1896
Accession Number: 96.9.467
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