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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1925.30.152
Title
Fibula (probably 19th century reproduction of Etruscan original)
Classification
Jewelry
Work Type
fibula, pin
Date
699-600 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe
Period
Orientalizing period
Culture
Etruscan
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/291037

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Dimensions
8.7 x 4 cm (3 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Joseph C. Hoppin
Accession Year
1925
Object Number
1925.30.152
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Granulated work of meanders, zigzags and wave pattern; at spring, a modelled ram's head; on clasp, a modelled duck.

Publication History

  • George M. A. Hanfmann, Greek Art and Life, An Exhibition Catalogue, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1950), no. 39.

Exhibition History

  • Greek Art and Life: From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Private Lenders, Fogg Art Museum, 03/07/1950 - 04/15/1950
  • Gold Jewelry: Craft, Style and Ritual in the Classical World, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, Providence, 02/24/1983 - 04/02/1983
  • 32Q: 2700 Impressionism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/27/2018 - 02/07/2019

Verification Level

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