The original garment pin was patented two millennia later as the “safety pin”. High hand engraved arched frame with transverse end decoration and cross form terminal. The cross beam as a saltire and the composition intended to obscure the symbolism as Christians were persecuted at the time. Fastened at the shoulder and serving as jewelry as well as a garment fastener. Bronze, made for a lady, about 1 3/4” in length, of elegant form, with fine patina.
