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Source Description
Found in France, this circular bronze fibula relates to a number of others found in various parts of the Roman Empire, often in Roman campsites and forts. The round body of the fibula narrows towards the opening, where the ends are recurved and terminate in flattened buttons. The button ends are treated with hatched decoration, and the pin is filed with transverse lines at its upper end.
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Document identity
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19265
label
Fibula
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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19265
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Fibula
description
Found in France, this circular bronze fibula relates to a number of others found in various parts of the Roman Empire, often in Roman campsites and forts. The round body of the fibula narrows towards the opening, where the ends are recurved and terminate in flattened buttons. The button ends are treated with hatched decoration, and the pin is filed with transverse lines at its upper end.
provenance
Bernard Poindessault, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, November 1970, by purchase.
date
1st century BCE-1st century CE (Hellenistic-Roman Imperial)
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CC0
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en
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fibulae
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 5/8 in. (4.13 cm) (w.)
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med
bronze
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4077
collection_ids
ROM
JWL
exhibition_ids
2513
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1
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0
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photo
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