Caption

Fibula, Bronze Etruscan fibula with a bent ring made of flatly beaten wire, passing in a three-turn spiral into a thin pin. Small sheath made of a sheet of metal with a rolled-up lower edge. Condition: green patina, hook plate partially broken off, needle bent, without tip. 6th–5th century BC, Southern Etruria. Height 6.7 cm., A thin, irregularly shaped metal object with a dark brown to black patina is shown against a pale gray background; the object has a long, tapered arm that curves upward into an angled peak, a coiled loop at one end, a flattened thicker section near the opposite end, and a slender straight extension with a slight bend, displaying rough, textured surfaces and subtle variations of brown, black, and metallic gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_416

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53.8Mb (281.5Kb) / 20.0in x 10.5in / 6000 x 3135 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fibula Bronze Etruscan fibula bent ring flatly beaten wire passing three-turn spiral thin pin Small sheath sheet metal rolled-up lower edge Condition green patina hook plate partially broken off needle bent tip 6th–5th century BC Southern Etruria Height 6.7 cm thin irregularly shaped metal object dark brown black patina shown pale gray background object long tapered arm curves upward angled peak coiled loop flattened thicker section near opposite slender straight extension slight bend displaying rough textured surfaces subtle variations brown black metallic gray.