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Fibula
1st century BCE-1st century CE (Hellenistic-Roman Imperial)
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
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Bernard Poindessault, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, November 1970, by purchase.
Exhibitions
| 1979-1980 | Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Measurements
H: 1 5/8 in. (4.13 cm) (w.)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase, 1970
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2480