Caption

Leech fibula with an elongated stem. The swollen, profiled ring at the ends is decorated with a long strip of filigree in the form of figure eights. The spring has 1 1/2 coils. 2nd half of the 6th century BC, Etruria. Jewelry fibula; height 1.2 cm, width 3 cm, depth 0.6 cm, weight 1 g., A close-up of a metallic object with a curved form, showing a rounded bulbous end attached to a flattened elongated strip; the bulbous section has decorative braided and looped raised bands and a smooth, somewhat uneven surface, and the strip appears crumpled and folded. The object rests on a smooth, neutral background. Visible colors include gold tones on the metal and pale gray in the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_214

License type

Rights managed

Available size

25.5Mb (803.9Kb) / 14.9in x 6.7in / 4458 x 1997 (300dpi)

Keywords

Leech fibula elongated stem swollen profiled ring ends decorated long strip filigree form figure eights spring 1 coils 2nd half 6th century BC Etruria Jewelry fibula height 1.2 cm width 3 cm depth 0.6 cm weight 1 g close-up metallic object curved form showing rounded bulbous attached flattened elongated strip bulbous section decorative braided looped raised bands smooth somewhat uneven surface crumpled folded object rests neutral background Visible colors include gold tones metal pale gray background.