Fibula (Pin)
MS1518
From: Italy | Etruria | Bizentium
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS1518 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italic | Etruscan |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Bizentium |
| Locus | Trench Tomb |
| Date Made | 700 BCE to 680 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Bronze | Metal Alloy |
| Description | Leech fibula; very fine; exceptional cold work; unusual patina on cold work may indicate silver or other alloy. Bronze. Decorated with incised lines. Pin broken. |
| Height | 2.3 cm |
| Length | 6.35 cm |
| Credit Line | Museum Purchase; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896 |
| Other Number | 893 - Stevenson Etruscan Series Number |
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