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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1984.702.B
Title
Fibula Pin
Classification
Jewelry
Work Type
fibula, pin
Date
7th-6th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, North Italy
Period
Iron Age
Culture
Italic
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/304210

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Copper alloy
Technique
Cast and hammered
Dimensions
pin: l. 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.)
Technical Details

Technical Observations: The patina of the bow and catchplate (1984.702.A) is crusty, pitted, and characterized by various greens. The patina of the pin and spring section (1984.702.B) is dark greenish brown with large pits of green and red. Both sections of the fibula have losses and do not join. The bow and catchplate section was cast by the lost-wax process. The pin and spring were made from hammered wire.


Carol Snow (submitted 2002)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Mrs. Beatrice Kelekian in memory of her husband, Charles Dikran Kelekian
Accession Year
1984
Object Number
1984.702.B
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Published Catalogue Text: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Bronzes at the Harvard Art Museums
This simple wire spring for a fibula, in four coils, becomes a pin that tapers to a point; a crossbar is present over the coils. It is not clear that the bow and associated spring and pin were once part of the fibula to which they are now associated (1984.702.A).

Lisa M. Anderson

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Bronzes

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Verification Level

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