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Bronze sanguisuga-type fibula (safety pin)

Sanguisuga ("leech") fibulae have arched bows with closed undersides.

Credit: Purchase, 1896

7th century B.C.
Bronze
11.6 x 11.6cm
96.9.322
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018

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