Roman Bronze Hair Pins vessel Stirrup spout bottles

Stirrup spout bottles

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

a region crisscrossed by rivers and rich in timber

and diverse mythical beings

This delightful terracotta fragment from the Cypro-Archaic period captures the head of a handmade horse figurine

Roman Bronze Hair Pins vessel Stirrup spout bottlesRoman 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