Leech Fibula

7th century BCE (Orientalizing)

2.1 cm 1 cm 0.6 cm

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This type of typical Etruscan fibula is called "sanguisuga," or leech, due to the shape of its bow. It is decorated with granulation and filigree.

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Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as part of the so-called ""Jugoslavian Treasure""]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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संस्कृति
Etruscan
माध्यम
gold

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