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Lyre-form pin (fibula)
Roman
Imperial Period
2nd–3rd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Length: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
Accession Number1985.749
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Fibulae
DescriptionFibula in openwork lyre form. Gently curvilinear cross-bars at top, c-curved verticals down through the center and an elaborately bowed bottom element with a ridged knob at the lowest point.
ProvenanceSaid to come from Yugoslavia. 1985, sold by Stojan Karacov, Munich, to Jonathan H. Kagan, New York; 1985, gift of Jonathan H. Kagan to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 23, 1985)