A rare Sumerian Copper Pin with Lapis Snake Finial, ca. 3rd millennium BCE Jewelry - Gemstones December 12 1995

December 12 1995

1994 Power of the Land

short pleated tunic attached at the shoulder with straps and buskins

when Jesus is teaching in the Temple in Jerusalem: "Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box

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A rare Sumerian Copper Pin with Lapis Snake Finial, ca. 3rd millennium BCE Jewelry - Gemstones December 12 1995A long copper pin with a blue green patina over a red brown oxide ground. The finial is carved from deep blue lapis lazuli and takes the form of a compact, stylized coiled snake with an enlarged head marked by simple incised lines. Pins of this type served as luxury dress or hair fasteners, with the carved finial functioning as a visible ornament that signaled personal status. The combination of a metal shaft and a hard stone finial is well documented