Caption

Onion-shaped fibula, Italy. Bronze fibula with a hinged structure featuring an arched ring made from a quadrilateral plate, terminated on one side by a thick transverse plate with a stepped upper edge and large balls on both sides, and on the other by a thick sheath formed as a half-cylinder, cut to insert a needle. Condition: good; surface covered with greenish corrosion and brown spots. Date: late 3rd–4th century; probable origin: Rome. Jewelry, fibula., A single metallic object with a horizontal shaft and a perpendicular shorter arm forming a T-like shape, each end of the shorter arm terminating in a rounded knob; the object has a rough, pitted surface and an uneven patina showing shades of green and brown against a uniform light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_082

License type

Rights managed

Available size

89.3Mb (589.6Kb) / 20.0in x 17.3in / 6000 x 5200 (300dpi)

Keywords

Onion-shaped fibula Italy Bronze fibula hinged structure featuring arched ring quadrilateral plate terminated side thick transverse plate stepped upper edge large balls sides thick sheath formed half-cylinder cut insert needle Condition good surface covered greenish corrosion brown spots Date late 3rd–4th century probable origin Rome Jewelry fibula single metallic object horizontal shaft perpendicular shorter arm forming T- shape shorter arm terminating rounded knob object rough pitted surface uneven patina showing shades green brown uniform light gray background.