'Silvered brass fibula with bow back and straight box over catch, spring coiled on a bar with terminal knobs and with central knobbed projection in front'. [ZM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 16/12/2004]

Collection type: Object
Description: 'Silvered brass fibula with bow back and straight box over catch, spring coiled on a bar with terminal knobs and with central knobbed projection in front'. [ZM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 16/12/2004]
Geographical reference: Hungary
Europe > Eastern Europe > Hungary; Unknown
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: 200-300?, uncertain Archaeological period: Roman, uncertain
Date collected: By 1884
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Brass Metal, Material Silver Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal
Dimensions: Length: max 60 mm, Width 33 mm, Depth 25 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.79.103 PR Cat other PR nos: 53
Research and responses: Related Documents File - RDF contains notes found in a drawer with museum specimens in January 1991. They seem to be notes made by ES Thomas when cataloguing this section of the Pitt Rivers Collection. [The notes cover all objects in the 1884.79. section] [LM]
Between 2005 - 2007 a survey of metalwork in the PRM was undertaken by Gali Beiner, a conservator in the Museum. As part of this study 77 objects were analysed using energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) providing a qualitative non destructive analysis of the alloy composition. This object was one of those analysed, the results showed the presence of Ag, Cu, Zn (Brass with silvering on the arch front). A copy of the analysis and report is held in conservation [GB 23/8/2007; MN 27/10/2009]

Search terms: Ornament, Buckle, Brooch

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