Caption

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 metallic wire object with a coiled loop at one end and a slightly flattened, thicker section at the opposite end, shown against a pale gray background; the metal appears dark brown to black with areas of rusty orange and lighter brown highlights along its worn surface, and the object forms a triangular outline with a gently arched top segment and a lower straight segment that has a small angular bend.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_417

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Keywords

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 metallic wire object coiled loop slightly flattened thicker section opposite shown pale gray background dark brown black areas rusty orange lighter brown highlights worn surface object forms triangular outline gently arched top segment lower straight segment small angular bend.