Bronze sanguisuga-type fibula (safety pin)

Bronze | 11.6 x 11.6cm | 7th century B.C.

Unknown Artist

Sanguisuga ("leech") fibulae have arched bows with closed undersides.

Credit: Purchase, 1896
Object: 96.9.322

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