Harvard Art Museums > 1932.56.23: 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"Navicella Fibula , 1932.56.23,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 03, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/303794. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1932.56.23 Title Navicella Fibula Classification Jewelry Work Type fibula, pin Date late 8th-early 6th century BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe Period Orientalizing period Culture Italic Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/303794 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper alloy Technique Cast, lost-wax process Dimensions 6.2 x 8.5 cm (2 7/16 x 3 3/8 in.) Technical Details Technical Observations: The patina is predominantly brown over green, with pale green and tan in low areas; burial deposits are preserved on the interior of the bow. The fibula is missing a portion of the pin and catchplate, and numerous stress cracks are present in the spring. The body has an irregular shape along the edges due to fabrication and later losses. The fibula was cast and then wrought. It appears that some of the surface design was done on the wax model prior to casting and some was done after casting and shaping the metal. Carol Snow (submitted 2002) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. Harris Kennedy, Class of 1894 Accession Year 1932 Object Number 1932.56.23 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 The exterior of the bow of this navicella fibula is decorated with horizontal lines above each terminal and elongated, deeply inscribed chevrons (1). The bow is open on the underside, exposing the hollow interior. Part of the pin, the spring, the bow, and part of the catchplate are preserved. NOTES: 1. Compare H. Donder, Die Fibeln, Katalog der Sammlung antiker Kleinkunst des Archäologischen Instituts der Universität Heidelberg 3.2 (Mainz, 1994) 50-51, no. 27, pl. 5; A. Naso, I bronzi etruschi e italici del Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, Kataloge vor- und frühgeschichtlicher Altertümer 33 (Mainz, 2003) 261-62, no. 478, fig. 165; 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. 113, no. 338, pl. 18. Lisa M. Anderson 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
