Fibula with Swastika Motif
9th-8th century BCE (Iron Age)
H: 3 1/16 × total L: 9 5/8 × D: 1 7/8 × H: 3 7/8 in. (7.7 × 24.4 × 4.7 × 9.8 cm)L of Pin: 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm)
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This fibula was made in three parts. The pin has a small flat top, a spherical head, and a long shaft at the top which was a hole for attachment of the bow. This was made of metal, with round ends and a flat top. There are center side arms projected from the top. An ornamental...
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Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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