Harvard Art Museums > 2012.1.6: Inlaid Navicella Fibula Jewelry Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Inlaid Navicella Fibula , 2012.1.6,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/186411. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2012.1.6 Title Inlaid Navicella Fibula Classification Jewelry Work Type pin, fibula Date 8th-mid 7th century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe Period Orientalizing period Culture Italic Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/186411 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper alloy, glass or amber inlays Technique Cast and hammered Dimensions 6 x 2.2 cm (2 3/8 x 7/8 in.) Technical Details Technical Observations: The patina is green. Most areas are covered with brown burial accretions; the underside of the bow is still packed with dirt. The pin is lost between the catchplate and spring. Some amber has survived in the five inlay recesses. The fibula was cast from a wax model, which was probably formed directly. The thin metal forming the catchplate was formed by cold working, as were the pin and spring coil. The five inlay recesses may have been impressed into the wax with a cylindrical tool. Residue of the original adhesive may be present. Henry Lie (submitted 2012) Provenance Recorded Ownership History The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (before 1970-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University Accession Year 2012 Object Number 2012.1.6 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Published Catalogue Text: Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Bronzes at the Harvard Art Museums This fibula was made from one piece of metal, although part of the pin portion is now missing. The lozenge-shaped bow, curving on the top, was decorated with five brown glass or amber circular inlays, of which two remain. The side knobs of the bow are now missing. The spring is triple coiled, and the catchplate is long and very thin. NOTES: 1. Compare A. Naso, I bronzi etruschi e italici del Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Kataloge vor- und frühgeschichtlicher Altertümer 33 (Mainz, 2003) 256-57, nos. 464-65, fig. 159, pl. 103; and V. Palone, “Le fibule navicella,” in Il Museo delle Antichità Etrusche e Italiche 3: I bronzi della collezione Gorga, ed. M. G. Benedettini (Rome, 2012) 98-125, esp. 123, no. 390, pl. 23. Lisa M. Anderson Publication History John Crawford, Sidney Goldstein, George M. A. Hanfmann, John Kroll, Judith Lerner, Miranda Marvin, Charlotte Moore, and Duane Roller, Objects of Ancient Daily Life. A Catalogue of the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection Belonging to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, ed. Jane Waldbaum, Department of the Classics (unpublished manuscript, 1970), M75, p. 175 [J. S. Crawford] Subjects and Contexts Ancient Bronzes Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
