Fibula (Pin)
MS5991
From: Italy (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS5991 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italic | Etruscan |
| Provenience | Italy (uncertain) |
| Date Made | 900 BCE to 800 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Technique | Cast | Beaten |
| Description | Very early serpentine/drago type. Missing: part of pin and part of catch-plate. Pin emerges from a curve of more than 20 coils. Coiled element may have continued to top of arch. The remainder of the bow has a stepped profile with three pairs of projections. |
| Height | 4.5 cm |
| Length | 6.8 cm |
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