Roman decorated bone pin, ex. Paul Gaudin
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A carved bone pin with a decorated finial.
Culture
Roman, 1st to 4th Century AD; reputedly found near Smyrna in Anatolia
Size
8.2 x 0.7 cms
Condition
Intact
Provenance
Ex. collection: Paul Gaudin (1858-1921), France; thence by family descent. Collected in Anatolia between 1899-1904. Paul Gaudin was an engineer and antiquary who became an archaeologist in the course of his work in Turkey and is credited with the discovery of Yortan, an important Bronze Age site closely associated with Troy. Antiquities excavated by Gaudin are to be found in several prominent collections including the Musee de Louvre and British Museum.