Bronze dragon-type fibula (safety pin)
The pronounced elongation of pin and clasp indicates a relatively late date for this type of fibula, which was popular with men. Similar but less elongated versions have been found in Tarquinia, in the so-called Tomb of the Warrior of about 700 B.C. This tomb, discovered in 1869, contained the skeleton of a man of about seventy years. He was equipped with elaborate armor, weapons, jewelry, and a great deal of pottery.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bronze dragon-type fibula (safety pin)
- Period: Geomtric-Archaic
- Date: ca. 700–650 BCE
- Culture: Late Villanovan or Early Etruscan
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: length 6 7/16in. (16.3cm)
- Classification: Bronzes
- Credit Line: Purchase, 1896
- Object Number: 96.9.356
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Greek
late 5th–early 4th century BCE
Villanovan
9th century BCE
Etruscan
early 7th century BCE
Etruscan
7th century BCE
Etruscan
710–675 BCE
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