Etruscan / 300s BCE
Fibula (Pin)
Fibula (Pin)
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Fibula (Pin) as jewelry (Etruscan · 300s BCE).
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
This fibula was cast in three parts, the bow and pin, plaque, and bead, using the lost wax method.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this jewelry as gold.
The museum's collection notes: This gold fibula consists of a leech-shaped bow attached to a pin, a plaque, and a biconical bead. A nine-petaled flower tops the bead. The fibula was likely used to fasten clothes by gathering fabric together. Unlike silver and bronze, gold does not easily tarnish.
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