Fibula (Pin)
48-2-307
From: Italy | Etruria | Chiusi
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 48-2-307 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Chiusi |
| Date Made | 2nd century - 4th century |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Iconography | Frog |
| Description | Frog. Black patina with traces of green. Pin is missing. Frog was cast, and the edges were never trimmed so that it is completely surrounded by a rough edge. On its back are ridges forming a ladder in which to set enamel or paste decorations. Frog's toes are marked by grooves. |
| Length | 4.2 cm |
| Width | 2.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
| Other Number | 326 - Collector Number | L-2-257 - Old Loan Number |
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