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Fibula in form of a crossbow
Roman
2nd or 3rd century A.D.
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: L: about 0.056m., max W: 0.037m.
Credit Line
Gift of Jonathan H. Kagan
Accession Number1985.746
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Fibulae
DescriptionCatchplate formed of sheet silver folded over; ridge at joint with narrow part of bow which widens out to second ridge and broad curving band with recessed area for (missing) inlay. Slender beveled shaft, with knobs at ends and groove at center where stump of pin remains, is attached perpendicularly to the end of the band. Green corrosion in groove suggests pin may have been bronze. Crack in band.
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)