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Pair of Arched Fibulae
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Pair of Arched Fibulae

725–675 BCE · bronze

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About this work

Although not Greek, the matched pair of bronze Phrygian fibulae (brooches) may well be from the west coast of Asia Minor, an area settled by Greek colonists. Greeks and Phrygians enjoyed close relations in the late 8th to early 7th century BC.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit linePair of Arched Fibulae, 725–675 BCE. Anatolia, Phrygia. Bronze; overall: 6 x 7.5 cm (2 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.87

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