Description
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.
Conservation
Date
Description
Narrative
12/12/1978
Examination
examined for condition
Exhibitions
Jewelry - Ancient to Modern. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1979-1980.
Provenance
Joseph Brummer, Paris and New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [as part of "Jugoslavian Treasure"]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
