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fibula
Object Type
fibula
Museum number
1872,0604.738.d
Description
Trapezoidal fibula bow composed of five amber segments.
Cultures/periods
Etruscan
Production date
7thC BC
Production place
Made in:
Italy
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Palestrina
Materials
amber
Dimensions
Length:
2.80 centimetres
Width:
2.80 centimetres
Curator's comments
de Puma, Richard. ‘Orientalizing Jewellery from the Tomba Galeassi at Palestrina.’ Italian Iron Age Artefacts in the British Museum. Papers of the Sixth British Museum Classical Colloquium, 1982, edited by Judith Swaddling. London: British Museum Publications Ltd, 1986, p. 383-392.
Bibliographic references
Amber / Catalogue of the Carved Amber in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities
(26.d)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Alessandro Castellani
Acquisition date
1872
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1872,0604.738.d
Conservation
Treatment
: 29 Jan 1995