Fibula with stylized vegetal design
Fibula with stylized vegetal design

Currently not on view

Fibula with stylized vegetal design,

2nd – 1st century BCE

Celtic
1996-159

Information

Title
Fibula with stylized vegetal design
Dates

2nd – 1st century BCE

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
4.7 × 2.8 × 1 cm (1 7/8 × 1 1/8 × 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter Sharrer
Object Number
1996-159
Culture
Celtic
Type
pins (jewelry)
Subject
birds

Acquired by Sotheby's, possibly from the Castle Howard collection, in 1995; purchased by Peter Sharrer in 1995 from Sotheby's; given to the Museum in 1996 by Sharrer.

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