Fibula (Garment Pin)
Geometric Period (about 800 BCE)
Bronze
10 × 1.2 cm (3.9 × 0.5 in)
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In the collection of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago · as of July 2026
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FROM THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO’S CATALOG
Worn as a clasp for clothing, this type of double-spiral fibula was popular in Greece before the style was adopted in the southern Italian peninsula.
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