Harvard Art Museums > 1986.572: Bow Fibula Fragment Jewelry Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Bow Fibula Fragment , 1986.572,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/303948. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1986.572 Title Bow Fibula Fragment Classification Jewelry Work Type fibula, pin Date 8th century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Thessaly Period Geometric period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/303948 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper alloy Technique Cast, lost-wax process Dimensions 3.4 x 5.4 cm (1 5/16 x 2 1/8 in.) Technical Details Technical Observations: The patina is a pale bluish green with burial deposits. The fragment is missing part of the catchplate and pin. The fibula was cast and then wrought to shape the spiral to the pin, now missing. Tool marks from finishing are evident on the edges. The surface design appears to have been engraved after casting. Carol Snow (submitted 2002) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Nagler Accession Year 1986 Object Number 1986.572 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Published Catalogue Text: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Bronzes at the Harvard Art Museums The fragmentary fibula is missing the pin and a small part of the catchplate at the upper corner. The cast decoration on the top surface of the body resembles that on similar fibulae from Pherai, Thessaly (1). From above, the pattern of decoration shows five sections created by four double borders placed longitudinally. The middle section contains three double lines running latitudinally. The sections on either side contain zigzag patterns. NOTES: 1. Compare K. Kilian, Fibeln in Thessalien von der mykenischen bis zur archaischen Zeit, Prähistorische Bronzefunde 14.2 (Munich, 1975) 93, no. 1084, pl. 39. Michael Bennett Subjects and Contexts Ancient Bronzes Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
