Harvard Art Museums > 1985.155: 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"Fibula , 1985.155,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/304098. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.155 Title Fibula Other Titles Alternate Title: Early Crossbow Fibula Classification Jewelry Work Type pin, fibula Date late 2nd-early 3rd century CE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World Period Roman Imperial period Culture Roman Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/304098 Physical Descriptions Medium Copper alloy Technique Cast and hammered Dimensions 5.4 x 2.5 cm (2 1/8 x 1 in.) Technical Details Technical Observations: The patina is pale green with some brown corrosion. The fibula is intact, except for a crack on one of the pierced loop decorations on the bow. The body of the fibula was cast, probably by the lost-wax process, with the surface designs created in the wax model. The pin was made separately by hammering and is attached to the body of the fibula by a thin rod that seems to have been inserted in one end of the crossbar. The pin on the interior may have been iron, since iron corrosion products are visible, but it is no longer magnetic. The surface shows rough finishing marks. Carol Snow (submitted 2002) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Nagler Accession Year 1985 Object Number 1985.155 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 arched bow of this fibula is decorated by a series of openwork circles; six are complete and two are partial. The pin is attached by means of a hinge at the cylindrical head. The long catchplate is open on one side to receive the pin; the top of the catchplate bears raised bands near the foot and the bow (1). NOTES: 1. Compare E. Ettlinger, Die römischen Fibeln in der Schweiz (Bern, 1973) 137 (type 55), pl. 16.6; and R. Hattatt, Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts: A Fourth Selection of Brooches Together with Some Other Antiquities from the Author’s Collection (Oxford, 1989) 203, no. 1675. 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
