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accession number:	1999.87.2
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Arched Fibulae (2 of 2), 725–675 BC. Asia Minor, Phrygia, late 8th-early 7th Century BC. Bronze; overall: 6 x 7.5 cm (2 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1999.87.2

title:				Arched Fibulae (2 of 2)
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creation date:			725–675 BC
creation date earliest:		-725
creation date latest:		-675
current location:		102B Greek
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Asia Minor, Phrygia, late 8th-early 7th Century BC
technique:	bronze
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Near Eastern Art
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 6 x 7.5 cm (2 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
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Dated to the time of King Midas, these fibulae may have been a matched pair. The type was popular and has been found throughout Anatolia and in Greece. In the 5th century BC the Greek historian Herodotus wrote that the Phrygian king Midas reigned in the late 8th century BC, and dedicated a throne to the oracle at Delphi. This is the earliest historical reference to the Phrygians, a name given them by the ancient Greeks. The passage in Herodotus, taken together with archaeological finds in the Ionian Greek city states and on the Greek mainland, shows that Phrygians and Greeks enjoyed close relations in the late 8th to early 7th century BC.
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