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Fibula
Italic
Early Iron Age
750–700 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. James P. Tolman
Accession Number22.719
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Fibulae
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 346.
DescriptionThe bow is solid; the upper surface is decorated with incised lines, and the head is formed of a spiral with two turns. Green patina.
ProvenanceAccording to the MFA Annual Report for 1902 the Buffum collection included a group of objects that "were all found at Palestrina many years ago, in the excavations conducted by Signor Castellani, Mr. Buffum being present at the time of their discovery"; by date unknown: William Arnold Buffum Collection (died 1901); by date unknown: collection of his niece, Mrs. James P. Tolman; gift of Mrs. James P. Tolman to MFA, November 16, 1922