Caption

Leech fibula with a short stem, Bronze fibula with an arched thickening and a full bow. Short clasp foot made of an oval plate which, when bent, forms a hook for a short pin. The bow is decorated with a series of transverse parallel engraved lines forming stripes alternately smooth and diagonally hatched with engraved lines. Dated to the 8th–7th century BC 2nd half of the 8th–early 7th century BC, Etruria. Fibula, height 4.4 cm., An aged metallic object with a curved, hook-like main piece and a separate straight pin-like element lying across it, both showing a rough textured surface with visible corrosion and a mottled green patina, along with areas of dark brown and gray; the background is a smooth light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_094

License type

Rights managed

Available size

26.6Mb (849.7Kb) / 10.2in x 10.2in / 3049 x 3049 (300dpi)

Keywords

Leech fibula short stem Bronze fibula arched thickening full bow Short clasp foot oval plate bent forms hook short pin bow decorated series transverse parallel engraved lines forming stripes alternately smooth diagonally hatched engraved lines Dated 8th–7th century BC 2nd half 8th–early 7th century BC Etruria Fibula height 4.4 cm aged metallic object curved hook- main piece separate straight pin- element lying across showing rough textured surface visible corrosion mottled green patina areas dark brown gray background smooth light gray.