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Fibula
Italic
Early Iron Age
750–700 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Lazio
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Length: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. James P. Tolman
Accession Number22.714
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Fibulae
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 341; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 122 (additional published references).
DescriptionThe bow is hollow and boat-shaped. The upper surface is decorated with incised designs of concentric circles and hatching. The head is formed of a spiral with two turns. The upper surface is corroded.
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