Leech fibula

Museum number:
8-1152
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Accession number:
Acc.8
Description:
Bronze leech fibula, incised decor. Length: 4.75 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Orvieto, Umbria, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Early Etruscan culture (800–600 BC) and Villanovan/Proto-Etruscan culture (900–750 BC)
Collector:
Arthur L. Frothingham
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
February 4, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1929: Los Angeles Natural History Museum (May 1929–1945)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 5 titled Leech fibula, accession number 8-1152, described as Bronze leech fibula, incised decor. Length: 4.75 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 5 titled Leech fibula, accession number 8-1152, described as Bronze leech fibula, incised decor. Length: 4.75 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 5 titled Leech fibula, accession number 8-1152, described as Bronze leech fibula, incised decor. Length: 4.75 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 5 titled Leech fibula, accession number 8-1152, described as Bronze leech fibula, incised decor. Length: 4.75 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 5 titled Leech fibula, accession number 8-1152, described as Bronze leech fibula, incised decor. Length: 4.75 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Leech fibula, accession number 8-1152, described as Bronze leech fibula, incised decor. Length: 4.75 cm.

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