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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1985.150
Title
Fibula
Classification
Jewelry
Work Type
pin, fibula
Date
2nd-4th century CE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/304328

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Copper alloy
Technique
Cast and hammered
Dimensions
5 x 1 cm (1 15/16 x 3/8 in.)
Technical Details

Technical Observations: The patina is green and black with a few areas of red cuprite. The fibula is intact except for a small loss to the catchplate. The fibula was made by casting a rod and then hammering it to shape the faceted bow, coil, and pin. One end was hammered to form the catchplate and the decorative lines.


Carol Snow (submitted 2002)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Nagler
Accession Year
1985
Object Number
1985.150
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
This fibula has a simple wire bow, arching down to become a four-coil spring with a crossbar (in front of the bow rather than behind), which then becomes the pin. The bow has an octagonal section. The enclosed catch, almost cylindrical in shape, has raised linear decorations on each end.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Ancient Bronzes

Verification Level

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