id:			161325
accession number:	1999.9
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.9
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Fibula with Solar Design, c. 700–675 BC. Greece, Boeotian, 7th Century BC. Bronze; overall: 15.4 x 11.2 cm (6 1/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1999.9

title:				Fibula with Solar Design
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creation date:			c. 700–675 BC
creation date earliest:		-700
creation date latest:		-675
current location:		102B Greek
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Greece, Boeotian, 7th Century BC
technique:	bronze
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Greek
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 15.4 x 11.2 cm (6 1/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2006-06-09T00:00:00
	<i>The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA), Cleveland, OH (June 9-August 20, 2006).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Kunst der Antike, Basel, Switzerland, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: -1999
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1999-
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fun fact:
A fibula is an ancient safety pin that held garments in place.

digital description:
The crescent body of this bronze fibula (brooch) features both incised and punched decoration. Three sets of three arrows have been interpreted as indicating the daily route of the sun, shown at the arc’s center as a series of radiating punch marks within a shallowly incised circle. When worn, the arc may have hung downward, a large ornamental addition to the functional pin used to secure its wearer’s clothing.

wall description:
The incised crescent body of this bronze fibula (brooch) maps the route of the sun.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, Frederick E. Bidwell, and Leslie Cade. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and illustrated, pp. 88-89.
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	Sims, Lowery Stokes. <em>The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content, and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2006.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 28 no. 8; Mentioned: p. 115, no. 8
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.9/1999.9_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.9/1999.9_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1999.9/1999.9_full.tif