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Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Leech Fibula
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Leech Fibula

AAT Object Form/Functionfibulae
AAT Object Form/Functionvotive offerings
AAT Object Techniqueincising
Place CreatedItaly, Europe
CultureEtruscan
Datemid 8th-mid 7th Century BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of the Georges Ricard Foundation
Dimensions3 3/16 x 1 7/8 x 4 15/16 in., 335 g (8.1 x 4.8 x 12.6 cm, 11 13/16 oz.)
Object number2018.010.100
ProvenancePurchased by Georges Ricard (1921-2012) from Jean-François Mignon, Aix-en Provence, France, May 7, 1974. Ex coll. Musée de l'Égypte et le Monde Antique, Collection Sanousrit, Monaco, 1975-1982. Ex coll. Georges Ricard Foundation, Santa Barbara, California.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
570-550 BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
7th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
7th-6th Century BCE
© Bruce M. White, 2012.
7th-early 6th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
8th Century BCE
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
7th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
7th-6th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
7th-6th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
7th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
7th Century BCE
Courtesy of the Georges Ricard Foundation and the California Institute of World Archaeology
700 BCE - 600 BCE