fibula

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Object Type
Museum number: 1872,0604.738.d
Description: Trapezoidal fibula bow composed of five amber segments.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 7thC BC
Production place: Made in: Italy
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Palestrina
Materials
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
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1872
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1872,0604.738.d
Conservation

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