Fibula (Pin)
50-1-59
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
Object Number | 50-1-59 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Italic |
Provenience | Mediterranean |
Section | Mediterranean |
Materials | Bronze |
Description | Intact. Pin and bow of fibula made from a single piece of bronze wire, twisted into three decorative double loops. No spring at the back; the part of the bow behind the decorative loops twisted around by finer wire. The catch-plate made be hammering the wire flat and bending up its edge. |
Length | 6.2 cm |
Width | 2.5 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. R. Hare Davis, 1950 |
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