Cypriot Silver Fibulae in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2010

(Left)
Title: Silver fibula (safety pin)

Medium; Technique: Silver

Culture: Cypriot

Period: Geometric

Date: ca. 9th–8th century B.C.

Dimensions: Other: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)

Classification: Gold and Silver

Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76

Accession Number: 74.51.3199

On View

Description:

This type of fibula, with an unarticulated, semicircular bow is rather rare in Cyprus, as are examples of silver during the Geometric period.

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(Center)
Title Silver fibula (safety pin)

Medium; Technique: Silver

Culture: Cypriot

Period: Geometric

Date: ca. 8th century B.C.

Dimensions: Other: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)

Classification: Gold and Silver

Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76

Accession Number: 74.51.3201

On View

Description:

The articulated bow-shaped fibula is well attested in Cyprus and the Levant, providing one of many indications for close relations between the island and the eastern shores of the Mediterranean during the later Geometric and early Archaic periods

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(Right)
Title: Silver fibula (safety pin)

Medium; Technique: Silver

Culture: Cypriot

Period: Geometric

Date: ca. 9th–8th century B.C.

Dimensions: Other: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)

Classification: Gold and Silver

Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76

Accession Number: 74.51.3200

On View

Description:

This type of fibula, with an unarticulated, semicircular bow is rather rare in Cyprus, as are examples of silver during the Geometric period.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/greek_...