id:			161325
accession number:	1999.9
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.9
updated:		2020-05-18 09:03:43.784000

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
copyright:			

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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

* MOCA Cleveland (6/9/2006 - 8/20/2006):  "The Persistence of Geometry: Form, Content and Culture in the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art", no. 8, p. 115, color repr. p. 28.

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact: 
A fibula is an ancient safety pin that held garments in place.

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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

	
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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