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 single crescent-shaped metallic object with a hooked wire attached, displaying a textured surface with raised circular bumps and small rounded protrusions; the object and hook are gold in color against a pale gray background.
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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 single crescent-shaped metallic object with a hooked wire attached, displaying a textured surface with raised circular bumps and small rounded protrusions; the object and hook are gold in color against a pale gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A03_175

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Keywords

Leech fibula brooch goldsmithery leech fibula 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 single crescent-shaped metallic object hooked wire attached displaying textured surface raised circular bumps small rounded protrusions object hook gold color pale gray background.

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