1991.251: Fibula with Pomegranate-Shaped Finial
JewelryThis brooch is made of a dark grey metal and is roughly in the shape of a capital "T." There is a long, coiled spring that is perpendicular to the rest of the brooch. The second section of the brooch is a rounded, "C" shaped metal bar extending from the center of the spring. Connected to this shape is a flat, square piece of the same metal, with a decorative sphere on the far corner from where the metal square meets the "C" shape.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1991.251
- Title
- Fibula with Pomegranate-Shaped Finial
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Work Type
- pin, fibula
- Date
- 1st-2nd century CE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe
- Period
- Roman Imperial period
- Culture
- Roman
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/288400
Location
- Location
-
Level 3, Room 3700, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Roman Art
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Technique
- Cast and hammered
- Dimensions
- actual: 3.7 x 3.9 x 2.8 cm (1 7/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Jonathan Kagan, New York, NY, (by 1985), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Jonathan Kagan
- Accession Year
- 1991
- Object Number
- 1991.251
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Exhibition History
- Roman Gallery Installation (long-term), Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/16/1999 - 01/20/2008
- 32Q: 3700 Roman, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050
Subjects and Contexts
- Google Art Project
Verification Level
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