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Fibula
(Roman Empire )
The fibula has a cast bow. The clasp ends in a ball. The bow is decorated by two deep lines, with a rope-like central band. The pin is made separately and attached to the hinge by a (modern) bar. This type of fibula is typical of the later Roman Empire.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902 (?), by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Roman Empire (Place of Origin)
Measurements
L: 2 5/16 × W: 1/2 × H: 1 3/16 in. (5.8 × 1.3 × 3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902 (?)
Location in Museum
Not on view
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.
54.1654