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Pin (fibula)
Greek, South Italian
Early Hellenistic Period
320–280 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Apulia, Taranto
Medium/Technique
Gold
Dimensions
Length: 8.8cm (3 7/16in.)
Weight: 18.31 gm (0.04 lb.)
Weight: 18.31 gm (0.04 lb.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number99.371
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Jewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Fibulae
DescriptionThe bow fibula has a flat, almond-shaped arc that is decorated with a filigree pattern, the center being a rosette in a star, and each end a palmette. The clasp is a square plate decorated by a palmette in filigree.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Giuseppe Nervegna at Brindisi (with 99.372, 373, 374, 375); by date unknown: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: purchased of Signor. Giuseppe Nervegna at Brindisi who had the five from Squinzano where they were all found together); 1899: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 32,500.00 (this is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542)