ROMAN SILVER HAIR PIN WITH SPHERE FINIAL. Ca. AD 300 - 400. A Roman hair pin with a slender form created from silver. The top end bears a petite decorated sphere-shaped finial. Silver hair pins like this were used by high-class Roman women to showcase their personal assets and wealth. Size: 68mm x 8mm; Weight: 5g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Artemission, 20 April, 2006.