Fibula (Pin)

MS5991

From: Italy (uncertain)

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS5991
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Italic | Etruscan
Provenience Italy (uncertain)
Date Made 900 BCE to 800 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Technique Cast | Beaten
Description

Very early serpentine/drago type. Missing: part of pin and part of catch-plate. Pin emerges from a curve of more than 20 coils. Coiled element may have continued to top of arch. The remainder of the bow has a stepped profile with three pairs of projections.

Height 4.5 cm
Length 6.8 cm

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