Hairpin ornamented with Venus

Classification

hairpin

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

height sculpture: 3.2 cm; length: 18.2 cm; diameter: 0.4 cm

Date

2nd century A.D.

Period

2nd–3rd century A.D.

Material

cattle bone

Iconography

Venus

Findspot

Budapest, 3rd district, Bécsi street 80–82 ; Aquincum, Western cemetery of the Military Town

Present location

Budapest, Aquincum Museum, Roman Collection

Inventory

1/1937/1/5

ID

Hyp-4646

References

T. Bíró et. al. 2012, cat. 162.; Topál 2003, 89. grave 1/1937/1/5. PL. 197/41/5.

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This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.