Amber from bow of a fibula (safety pin)

Etruscan

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 170

Too heavy to be worn in life, this piece of amber from a fibula may have been made for burial with the deceased.

Amber from bow of a fibula (safety pin), Amber, Etruscan

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