Object Image

Fibula, fragment

Unknown Artist
Oval piece of amber with holes and remains of a bronze pin through center.

Credit: Purchase, 1896
7th century B.C.
Amber
1.2 x 2.4 x 3.6 cm
96.9.491
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

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