Bone and amber segment from a fibula (safety pin)
Inlaid with bone or ivory and with a bronze pin through center.
Credit: Purchase, 1896
7th–6th century B.C.
Amber, bronze, bone or ivory
2.4 x 2.4cm
96.9.502
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Permanent collection