Fibula
Culture
Italian
Dateabout 800 B.C.E
Mediumbronze
Dimensions13.3 × 7 cm (5 1/4 × 2 3/4 in.), 2 oz (weight)
ClassificationsMetalwork
Credit LineSarah C. Garver Fund
Terms
Object number2014.1177
DescriptionBronze, green, and brown patina. Fibula with large circular catch plate, looped & twisted arc incorporating 2 spirals & 3 series of discs. Long curved pin with decorative series of discs on both side of point at which it meets arc.ProvenancePurchased from Higgins Armory, June 2014
On View
Not on view
about 500s
Southern German
about 1550
