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Dress Pin

350–300 B.C.

Silver and gold fibula terminating in a spherical bead decorated with filigree petals. The flat plate is engraved with the low relief image of a seated woman holding up her veil (Aphrodite?) facing a winged Eros or Grace..

Date

350–300 B.C.

Culture

Greek (South Italian)

Dimensions

W: 3.00 cm D: 2.00 cm

Medium

Silver and gold

Museum

J. Paul Getty Museum

Accession Number

96.AM.235

Image Source

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