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Bronze fibula

Bronze fibula





Artist : Anonymous

Model : Oiseau
Cheval
Model (not visible) : Baleine

Date : VIIIth century B.C.

Material : Bronze
Acquisition : Lent by the Rabin Collection (1999)
Safety pin
Item 32 on 37
Greek Antiquities
Object

Vitrine : V03

Area related
Greece
Site related :
Salle des Bronzes


Description   

The catchplate is decorated with a horse and a bird. As is characteristic of the bronze work of the period, the scene is meticulously incised. On the back are five whales.
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Bronze fibula
Anonyme
Oiseau
Cheval
Baleine