Fibula

Etruria, Italy, ca. 700 BCE

One-piece bronze boat fibula with an extended catchplate (part missing). Northern Etruscan boat (navicella) type. Fine grooving into three broad crosswise bands. A lengthwise band runs down the centre of the body, with single chevrons issuing from the sides. Ring notches on the foot and the back of the body.

L: 10.1 cm

UMP 13598

Purchased from D. Kallai of Vienna in 1911.