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Source Description
The fibula has a cast bow. The clasp ends in a ball. The bow is decorated by two deep lines, with a rope-like central band. The pin is made separately and attached to the hinge by a (modern) bar. This type of fibula is typical of the later Roman Empire.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
37404
label
Fibula
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
37404
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Fibula
description
The fibula has a cast bow. The clasp ends in a ball. The bow is decorated by two deep lines, with a rope-like central band. The pin is made separately and attached to the hinge by a (modern) bar. This type of fibula is typical of the later Roman Empire.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902 (?), by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st century BCE-4th century CE (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
fibulae
pins
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
5.8
height
1.3
depth
3
dimensionsRaw
L: 2 5/16 × W: 1/2 × H: 1 3/16 in. (5.8 × 1.3 × 3 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
med
bronze
creator_ids
6191
collection_ids
ROM
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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ce4a13f8d1bc4821