Hairpin

56.21.608

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Hairpin with a band of engraved chevron ornamentation on the wider end. Pointed tip broken off. Described by the collector as "fastening/joinery? or pin/dowel?". Find number 26/200: North Suburb U37.1 CONDITION NOTE (1998): Incomplete, label adhered to surface. Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society in 1926. Acquired by the EES in the division of finds. Donated to the East Anglia Egyptian Society by the EES in recognition of a contribution to the EES (excavation subscription). Donated to Norwich Castle Museum. Purchased from the collections of Norwich Castle Museum in 1956 by Liverpool City Museum (now World Museum).