JewelryItalic7th-6th century BCE

Leech Fibula with Long Catchplate

7th-first half 6th century BCE

Classification

Jewelry

Technique

Cast and hammered

Medium

Copper alloy

Culture

Italic

Period

Orientalizing period

Century

7th-6th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

1.6 x 5.4 cm (5/8 x 2 1/8 in.)

Provenance

The Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University (before 1970-2012), transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

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