Caption

Leech fibula, brooch, goldsmithery. Leech fibula with a swollen ring made of gold plate, decorated with filigree rings with granulation in the center. 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 crescent-shaped metallic object in gold tones rests on a neutral gray background, with a curved wire loop extending from one end and a long slender pin attached; the crescent surface has a textured, slightly irregular finish with a few raised rounded studs and several small circular settings, some of which hold pale, translucent elements, and there are tiny clustered bead-like decorations in gold tones around the rim.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_174

License type

Rights managed

Available size

29.1Mb (733.2Kb) / 10.6in x 10.6in / 3191 x 3191 (300dpi)

Keywords

Leech fibula brooch goldsmithery swollen ring gold plate decorated filigree rings granulation center No sheath 6th century BC Etruria Jewelry fibula Height 1.7 cm width 2.1 cm depth 0.7 cm weight 0.7 g crescent-shaped metallic object gold tones rests neutral gray background curved wire loop extending long slender pin attached crescent surface textured slightly irregular finish raised rounded studs several small circular settings hold pale translucent elements tiny clustered bead- decorations gold tones rim.