In Mesopotamia, simple garment pins appear to be some of the earliest artefacts made from metal, surpassing the tools and weapons of the area. They are superior both in terms of quantity, and in the variety of form and decoration, with basic shapes persisting for long amounts of time. This pin will have served dual functions, securing either personal garments or the hair, as required. They were superseded by the introduction of the fibula in the late eighth century BCE.
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