Silver-gilt fibula (safety pin) - image 1

Archaic I

Silver-gilt fibula (safety pin)

Silver fibula, with central knob and collar; axe-head ornaments on the bow. length 3 11/16in. (9.4cm)

Date

799 - 600 BC

Accession No.

74.51.3209

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. fig. 3209, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 313, p. 192, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.