Asia Minor, Phrygia, late 8th-early 7th Century BC / Pair of Arched Fibulae / 725-675 BC

Asia Minor, Phrygia, late 8th-early 7th Century BC
Pair of Arched Fibulae
725-675 BC
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Creator Nationality: Asian; Anatolian; Phrygian
Creator Name-CRT: Asia Minor, Phrygia, late 8th-early 7th Century BC
Title: Pair of Arched Fibulae
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: -72
Creation End Date: -67
Creation Date: 725-675 BC
Creation Place: Asia Minor
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Classification Term: Metalwork
Materials and Techniques: bronze
Dimensions: Overall: 6cm x 7.5cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1999.87.1
Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Context: Dated to the time of king Midas, these fibulae may have been a matched pair. The type was popular and has been found throughout Anatolia and in Greece.In the 5th century bc the Greek historian Herodotus wrote that the Phyrgian king Midas reigned in the late 8th century bc, and dedicated a throne to the oracle at Delphi. This is the earliest historical reference to the Phyrgians, a name given them by the ancient Greeks. The passage in Herodotus, taken together with archaeological finds in the Ionian Greek city states and on the Greek mainland, shows that Phyrgians and Greeks enjoyed close relations in the late 8th to early 7th centuries bc.
Link to Work: CMA_.1999.87.2
AMICA ID: CMA_.1999.87.1
AMICA Library Year: 2001
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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