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Boat-Shaped Fibula

900–800 BCE

Italy

Medium
bronze
Measurements
Overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Eugene Robison Miles 1970.92
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A bronze fibula, an ancient brooch, features a thick, crescent-shaped body with a single circular coil on our left. From the coil, a straight metal pin extends horizontally across the top, its tip resting in a flared catch plate to our right. Fine, incised geometric patterns decorate the curved surface. The mottled green and brown bronze shows areas of weathered oxidation throughout, highlighting the antiquity of the tapered form.

Boat-Shaped Fibula

900–800 BCE

Italy

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