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Fibula
Cypriote
Bronze Age, Late Cypriote Period
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by subscription
Accession Number72.415
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Fibulae
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 251.
DescriptionThe balls and bands are similar to 72.413. Both ends are broken. Green incrustation.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with General Luigi Palma di Cesnola (from Cyprus); May 16, 1872: purchased by MFA from General Luigi Palma di Cesnola for
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)
$ 1,704.39 (this figure is the total price for MFA 72.1-72.473 and 72.4871-72.4900)