Fibula (Garment Pin)
Geometric Period (about 800 BCE)
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
4.3 × 10 × 1.2 cm (1 3/4 × 25 7/16 × 1/2 in.)
Classification
fibula
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
64921
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Worn as a clasp for clothing, this type of double-spiral fibula was popular in Greece before the style was adopted in the southern Italian peninsula.
About the Artist
Ancient Greek
The artist known simply as "Ancient Greek" represents the anonymous masters of Attic vase painting, a cornerstone of Classical Greek art from the Archaic and Classical periods (circa 700–300 BCE). Little is known of their personal life, as ancient Greek potters and painters rarely signed their works or left biographical traces; early life and training remain not well documented. These creators ope...