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Cloak pins
Foto: AMHMiddle Age
Hamburg Archaeological Museum
Hamburg, Germany
These two cloak pins were used for closing clothes: a ribbon was pulled through the hole or eyelet to prevent the cloak pin from slipping out. Comparable examples have been found in Scandinavia; so these two pieces have probably come to Hamburg with Viking traders.
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Details
- Title: Cloak pins
- Creator: Foto: AMH
- Date: Middle Age
- Location: Hamburg-Altstadt, Domplatz
- Provenance: Stiftung Historische Museen Hamburg, Hamburg Museum
- Type: Jewellery
- Medium: Bronze
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