Leech fibula, brooch made of gold plate with a swollen ring, decorated with filigree rings and central granulation. No sheath. 6th century BC, Etruria. Jewelry fibula. Height 1.7 cm, width 2.1 cm, depth 0.7 cm, weight 0.7 g., A small curved metallic object with a bright gold color, featuring a textured surface with a group of raised circular bumps and bead-like protrusions across its top; one end shows a short flattened extension while the other end connects to a thin, irregularly shaped gold wire that forms a loop and a long slender curved tail; the background is a smooth light gray.
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Leech fibula, brooch made of gold plate with a swollen ring, decorated with filigree rings and central granulation. No sheath. 6th century BC, Etruria. Jewelry fibula. Height 1.7 cm, width 2.1 cm, depth 0.7 cm, weight 0.7 g., A small curved metallic object with a bright gold color, featuring a textured surface with a group of raised circular bumps and bead-like protrusions across its top; one end shows a short flattened extension while the other end connects to a thin, irregularly shaped gold wire that forms a loop and a long slender curved tail; the background is a smooth light gray.

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Leech fibula brooch gold plate swollen ring decorated filigree rings central granulation No sheath 6th century BC Etruria Jewelry fibula Height 1.7 cm width 2.1 cm depth 0.7 cm weight 0.7 g small curved metallic object bright gold color featuring textured surface group raised circular bumps bead- protrusions across top short flattened extension connects thin irregularly shaped gold wire forms loop long slender tail background smooth light gray.

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