Fibula (Pin)
50-1-58
From: Mediterranean
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 50-1-58 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italic |
| Provenience | Mediterranean |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Description | Bow and cateh made in a single piece; blade (pin) separate. Pointed catoh, ending in a knob; semicricular bow, flat inside, grooved on upper face. A small knob at each side near the top of the bow. At the back instead of a spring, a npteh into which the independently made pin was fitted. |
| Length | 5.5 cm |
| Width | 2.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. R. Hare Davis, 1950 |
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