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Arco intagliato di fibula con donna adagiata, giovane, ancella e uccello

ca. 500 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 170
Quest’opera è il più elaborato esempio di ambra intagliata giunto fino a noi dall’antica Etruria. I fori alla base contengono tracce di una punta di ferro e ci lasciano immaginare che si trattasse di una fibula (spilla). Un uomo e una donna appaiono adagiati su un letto. La donna regge tra le mani una piccola coppa con le dita della mano sinistra che ne sfiorano l’apertura. Il suo compagno è un giovane uomo, glabro dal viso tondeggiante. Sulle spalle della coppia è posato un uccello, mentre ai loro piedi appare una minuta ancella. Non sappiamo se le figure siano esseri mortali o divini.

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Object Information
  • Titolo: Arco intagliato di fibula con donna adagiata, giovane, ancella e uccello
  • Data: ca. 500 a.C.
  • Cultura: Etruria
  • Materiale e tecnica: Ambra
  • Dimensioni: Lungh. 14 cm
  • Crediti: Dono di J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
  • Numero d'inventario: 17.190.2067
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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