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 single rusted metal object shaped like a thin, irregular loop is centered against a smooth light gray background; the object appears textured and worn with dark brown and black tones and subtle areas of lighter brown and gray, showing uneven edges and a slightly flattened section at one end.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_418

License type

Rights managed

Available size

33.3Mb (171.0Kb) / 20.0in x 6.5in / 6000 x 1942 (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 single rusted metal object shaped thin irregular loop centered smooth light gray background object textured worn dark brown black tones subtle areas lighter brown gray showing uneven edges slightly flattened section .