Silver fibula (safety pin)
With a double arc for the bow and a long catch plate ending in a hemisphere. The catch plate is engraved with lotus flowers. The bow is solid.
Artwork Details
- Title: Silver fibula (safety pin)
- Period: Classical
- Date: 4th century BC
- Culture: Greek, South Italian, probably Apulian
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: L: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
H.: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm) - Classification: Gold and Silver
- Credit Line: Gift of the Robert Haber family, in honor of Carlos A. Picón, on the occasion of the reinstallation of the Greek and Roman galleries, 2007
- Object Number: 2007.244.1
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Greek, South Italian, probably Apulian
4th century BC
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ca. 200 BCE
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ca. 300 BCE
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ca. 330–300 BCE
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3rd–2nd century BCE
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