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Quatrefoil Fibula
9th-8th century BCE (Geometric)
The quadruple spiral has a long history in the jewelry of Anatolia (present-day Turkey) and the Near East from around 3000 BCE. This variant was developed in Sicily and is found in numerous 8th-century burials in South Italy.
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.
Private collection, Germany, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Fortuna Fine Arts Limited, New York, 1997; Walters Art Museum, 1997, by purchase.
Geographies
Italy (Magna Graecia) (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3/4 x W: 4 3/4 x D: 7/8 in. (12 x 12 x 2.2 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1997
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.2943