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Too heavy to be worn in life, this piece of amber from a fibula may have been made for burial with the deceased.
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Title: Amber from bow of a bronze fibula (safety pin)
Period: Archaic
Date: 7th–6th century BCE
Culture: Probably Etruscan
Medium: Amber
Dimensions: Other: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Classification: Miscellaneous-Amber
Credit Line: Purchase, 1896
Object Number: 96.9.477
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