Caption

Arched fibula. Fibula with an arched bow; the pin emerges from a double-coiled spring. The sheath is in the form of a half-cylinder, cut to accommodate the pin. Material: bronze. Condition: good, greenish corrosion on the surface. Date: 8th–7th century BC 4th quarter of the 8th – mid-7th century BC. Type: jewelry, fibula. Place of origin: Italy . Maker: unknown., A single elongated metal object with a curved upper arm forming an arch and a coiled circular loop at one end, a straight lower arm extending beneath the arch, and a tapered pointed section at the opposite end; the surface shows uneven texture and areas of corrosion with visible rough patches and flaking, and the object displays a mix of dark green, brown, and muted metallic tones against a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_019

License type

Rights managed

Available size

32.2Mb (360.1Kb) / 20.0in x 6.3in / 6000 x 1876 (300dpi)

Keywords

Arched fibula Fibula arched bow pin emerges double-coiled spring sheath form half-cylinder cut accommodate pin Material bronze Condition good greenish corrosion surface Date 8th–7th century BC 4th quarter 8th – mid-7th century BC Type jewelry fibula Place origin Italy Maker unknown single elongated metal object curved upper arm forming arch coiled circular loop straight lower arm extending beneath tapered pointed section opposite uneven texture areas corrosion visible rough patches flaking object displays mix dark green brown muted metallic tones plain light gray background.