A dark grey, metal brooch, in the shape of a capital T with the top made of a coiled spring and a decorative sphere shape on the bottom point.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

This 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
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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
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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

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Verification Level

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