Fibula (leech type)
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Fibula (leech type)

TitleFibula (leech type)
ArtistGreek; Thessaly
DateGeometric Period (800–700 BCE) 7th century BCE
MediumBronze
Classificationvotive offering
OriginThessalía Thessalía
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Alexander
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Fibula (leech type)” is a work by Greek; Thessaly, dated Geometric Period (800–700 BCE). It is executed in bronze and classified as votive offering. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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