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Pin (fibula)
Italic, Etruscan
Orientalizing or Archaic Period
late 7th–6th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Overall: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.)
Overall (rod): 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Weight: 5.29 gm (0.01 lb.)
Overall (rod): 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Weight: 5.29 gm (0.01 lb.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7308
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Fibulae
DescriptionThe leech-shaped fibula is decorated with granulation on the bow and the foot. At the top of the bow, which is considerably restored, are interlocking palmettes of Orientalizing style in granulation; on the sides are granulated rosettes. A running guilloche pattern decorates the foot. The pin is missing.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: From Bourguignon: from Castellani.); December 1901: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren