Gold sanguisuga-type fibulae (safety pins) with glass paste bows late 8th-early 7th century B.C. Etruscan Glass was a rare and expensive commodity in archaic Italy. A number of fibulae with bows made of glass paste have been excavated at Etruscan sites from Bologna to Veii but all of these have bronze pins and catch plates. Our examples, the only ones known to employ gold, must have significantly enhanced their owner's status.. Gold sanguisuga-type fibulae (safety pins) with glass paste bows 250536 Etruscan, Gold sanguisuga-type fibulae (safety pins) with glass paste bows, late 8thearly 7th century B.C., Gold, glass, Other: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1917 (17.230.120, .121)

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Gold sanguisuga-type fibulae (safety pins) with glass paste bows late 8th-early 7th century B.C. Etruscan Glass was a rare and expensive commodity in archaic Italy. A number of fibulae with bows made of glass paste have been excavated at Etruscan sites from Bologna to Veii but all of these have bronze pins and catch plates. Our examples, the only ones known to employ gold, must have significantly enhanced their owner's status.. Gold sanguisuga-type fibulae (safety pins) with glass paste bows 250536 Etruscan, Gold sanguisuga-type fibulae (safety pins) with glass paste bows, late 8thearly 7th century B.C., Gold, glass, Other: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1917 (17.230.120, .121)

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