Greek; probably from Southern Italy
Fibula (Garment Pin)
INV-6492
Greek; probably from Southern ItalyGeometric Period (about 800 BCE)
Fibula (Garment Pin)
Greek; probably from Southern Italy →geometricfibulabronze
Date
Geometric Period (about 800 BCE)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
4.3 × 10 × 1.2 cm (1 3/4 × 25 7/16 × 1/2 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of the Staff of the Art Institute of Chicago
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.
Also notable
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