Fibula (Pin)
MS1516
Location: On Display in the Etruscan Italy Gallery
From: Italy | Etruria | Bizentium
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS1516 |
| Current Location | Etruscan Italy Gallery - On Display |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Bizentium |
| Locus | Trench Tomb |
| Date Made | 799-600 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Description | Bronze fibula of "leech" type. Over time, fibulae developed to include different shapes for male or female use. The "leech" shape, with swollen bow, is usually associated with women. |
| Length | 9.8 cm |
| Width | 7.5 cm |
| Thickness | 3.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896 |
| Other Number | 891 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number |
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