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Fibula (Garment Pin)

A work made of bronze.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of bronze.

Date:

Geometric Period (about 800 BCE)

Artist:

Greek; probably from Southern Italy

About this artwork

Worn as a clasp for clothing, this type of double-spiral fibula was popular in Greece before the style was adopted in the southern Italian peninsula.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium

Culture

Ancient Greek

Title

Fibula (Garment Pin)

Place

Southern Italy (Object made in)

Date

800 BCE

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

4.3 × 10 × 1.2 cm (1 3/4 × 25 7/16 × 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Staff of the Art Institute of Chicago

Reference Number

1986.973

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