Roman Bronze Sewing Needle swatowware with its intricate design and

with its intricate design and expertly crafted form

There are small traces of the original pale orange pigment

Catherine A

Expertly hand-built and meticulously burnished

particularly in cranial trephination

Roman Bronze Sewing Needle swatowware with its intricate design andRoman Empire, c. 100200 AD A superb and well crafted ancient Roman sewing needle, expertly modeled in bronze. This elegant tool features a rounded flat head with two precisely perforated round eyes, allowing for the secure threading of fine fibers. The long, straight body tapers to a sharp point, demonstrating the exceptional craftsmanship of Roman metalworkers. Bronze needles like this were essential tools in Roman daily life, used for sewing