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Source Description
Spiral decorative elements reached Greece by the 9th century BC and were enormously popular in both Greece and Italy throughout the Geometric period. Oversized ornaments of bronze, including belts, necklaces with massive beads and pendants, bracelets, and particularly pins, or "fibulae," have been found in graves and in sanctuaries as personal dedications. The fibulae were constructed much like our modern safety pins, with a spring for tension and a catchplate to hold the pin in place. They were often worn in pairs on the shoulders to secure garments.
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Document identity
localId
10037
label
Spiral Fibula
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obj
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object
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2
Source metadata
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10037
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object
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normalized
title
Spiral Fibula
description
Spiral decorative elements reached Greece by the 9th century BC and were enormously popular in both Greece and Italy throughout the Geometric period. Oversized ornaments of bronze, including belts, necklaces with massive beads and pendants, bracelets, and particularly pins, or "fibulae," have been found in graves and in sanctuaries as personal dedications. The fibulae were constructed much like our modern safety pins, with a spring for tension and a catchplate to hold the pin in place. They were often worn in pairs on the shoulders to secure garments.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
9th-8th century BCE (Iron Age-Orientalizing)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
fibulae
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
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cm
width
23.7
height
9.4
depth
2.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 5/16 x W: 3 11/16 x D: 1 1/16 in. (23.7 x 9.4 x 2.7 cm)
Source extras
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Italic
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bronze
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3705
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ROM
JWL
exhibition_ids
34
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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aea6efa2731ff018
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no
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2
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photo
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0408a7519ad1428f
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no
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no