Object Image

Bronze dragon-type fibula (safety pin)

The bow has two loops and two pairs of bosses. The head is formed by a knob. The foot terminates also in a knob.

Credit: Purchase, 1896

Ca. 700–650 B.C.
Bronze
13.7 x 13.7cm
96.9.345
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018

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