Two silver fibulae (safety pins) - image 1

Archaic II

Two silver fibulae (safety pins)

The shape of the fibulae is noteworthy for its U-shaped bow. Both examples lack their pins. Other: 1 3/16 x 1/4 in. (3 x 0.6 cm)

Date

699 - 500 BC

Accession No.

74.51.3204

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 3204, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.