Pin (Fibula), 2012 Rhode Island School of Design
Pin (Fibula), Risd Museum, Boris Bally, Jonathan Migliori
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This fibula (pin), used for closing or securing garments, is a masterpiece of ancient gold-working. Tiny animals and figures, mythical and real, cover the pin. They were formed using tiny beads of gold (a process called granulation) fashioned in a fluid, curving style reminiscent of pottery of the seventh century BCE, when the Etruscans reached the height of their technical virtuosity in granulation. In the center of the decoration is a figure common in Etruscan art: the ‘master of the beasts,’ a winged man with two faces. The figure originated in the Near East and became especially prominent in Etruscan …
Textile Society Of America Newsletter 24:2 — Spring 2012, 2012 University of Nebraska - Lincoln
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