Dress Pin (Back)

Unknown

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Silver and gold fibula terminating in a spherical bead decorated with filigree petals. The flat plate is engraved with the low relief image of a seated woman holding up her veil (Aphrodite?) facing a winged Eros or Grace..

Details

Title: Dress Pin (Back)
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 350–300 B.C.
Location Created: South Italy
Physical Dimensions: 11 × 3 × 2 cm (4 5/16 × 1 3/16 × 13/16 in.)
Type: Fibula
External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
Medium: Silver and gold
Terms of Use: Open Content
Number: 96.AM.235
Culture: Greek (South Italian)
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman
Creator Display Name: Unknown
Classification: Jewelry

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Fashion accessory Gold Jewellery Metal Silver