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Fibula
Roman
2nd–3rd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: L: 0.029m.; H. of knee: 0.015m.; L. of pin: 0.02m.
Credit Line
Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
Accession Number1985.753
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Fibulae
DescriptionSilver. Angular "knee" fibula with beveled body; knob at catch-plate end, "knee" joint marked by incision at angle. At bottom of "knee," a flat loop through which passes a cross-piece wound with wire (spring?) to which the pin is attached. Knobs on ends of cross-piece and at joint of loop and knee. Some polish left on surface; some dark spots.
ProvenanceSaid to come from Yugoslavia. 1985, sold by Stojan Kacarov, Munich, to Jonathan H. Kagan, New York; 1985, gift of Jonathan H. Kagan to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 23, 1985)