Two pairs of gold fibulae of Macedonian type
Such fibulae (pins), which belong to a northern Greek type characterized by "paddle wheel" decoration, were normally worn in sets of six. Two more matching fibulae have been identified, one in Berlin and one in the Gans collection. Each hinge plate is decorated with the head of a woman wearing a lion skin–all produced with the same die. She can be identified as either Omphale, the queen of Lydia wearing Herakles' lion skin, or Artemis, the goddess of the hunt.
Artwork Details
- Title: Two pairs of gold fibulae of Macedonian type
- Period: Hellenistic
- Date: ca. 330–300 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Macedonian
- Medium: Gold
- Dimensions: Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 15/16in. (3.8 x 5cm)
- Classification: Gold and Silver
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937
- Object Number: 37.11.13–.16
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Greek
ca. 200 BCE
East Greek
ca. 300 BCE
Greek
ca. 330–300 BCE
Greek
3rd–2nd century BCE
Greek or Scythian
ca. 340–320 BCE
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