Bronze bow fibula (safety pin) with four ducks
Unknown
ca. 900 BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art
The incorporation of four swimming ducks makes this fibula unusual. Delicate patterns on the bow, bold spirals above the spring and catchplate, and concentric rows of tiny dots on the clasp add to the richness of this elegant pin.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 900 BCE
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- Villanovan
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Fletcher Fund, 1926
