Chain

Necklace

Object Number:

MS1521

Current Location:

Etruscan Italy Gallery

Provenience:

Italy
Etruria
Bizentium

Locus:

Trench Tomb

Date Made:

799-700 BC

Early Date:

-799

Late Date:

-700

Section:

Mediterranean

Materials:

Bronze
Silver
Amber

Description:

Composite Fibula with attached chains. Bronze, formed oval links with mass of pieces still fastened together as they were taken from tomb consisting of fibula whose arc was infilated with pieces of amber, delicate silver bracelets, and amber ring hanging from bracelet.

Length:

62.23cm

Other Number:

775

Stevenson Etruscan Series Number

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Classical Gallery: Etruscan (1975 - 2000)

Etruscan World (15 Mar 2003)

Bibliography:

[Catalogue] Turfa, Jean M. 2005. Catalogue of the Etruscan Gallery of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 88-89, no. 11