Caption

Onion-shaped fibula, Italy. Bronze fibula with hinged structure: an arched ring made from a quadrilateral plate, one end terminating in a thick transverse plate with a stepped upper edge and large balls on both sides, the other end a thick sheath shaped as a half-cylinder, cut to insert a needle. Condition: good; surface covered with greenish corrosion and brown spots. Late 3rd–4th century. Jewelry, fibula., An object with a vertical shaft and a horizontal arm forming a T-shape, showing rounded knobs at the top and bottom of the shaft and a tubular extension on the horizontal arm; the surface appears rough and corroded with mottled green and brown patina and some darker and lighter patches, set against a uniform light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_084

License type

Rights managed

Available size

89.3Mb (1.1Mb) / 20.0in x 17.3in / 6000 x 5200 (300dpi)

Keywords

Onion-shaped fibula Italy Bronze fibula hinged structure arched ring quadrilateral plate terminating thick transverse plate stepped upper edge large balls sides thick sheath shaped half-cylinder cut insert needle Condition good surface covered greenish corrosion brown spots Late 3rd–4th century Jewelry fibula object vertical shaft horizontal arm forming T-shape showing rounded knobs top bottom shaft tubular extension horizontal arm surface rough corroded mottled green brown patina darker lighter patches set uniform light gray background.