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Fibula
Roman
Findspot: Anatolia (Turkey), Troad, Assos (Behramkale), Accumulated earth of lower town
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
5.1 cm (2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.79
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Fibulae
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 270.
DescriptionThere are a few engraved parallel "fish bone" lines on the back. Lump at one end corroded.
ProvenanceFrom Assos (Behramkale, Turkey); from accumulated earth of lower town. 188?: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 1884.