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Fibula

Jewellery
Inventory number
2021.3.1.7.JW.BC.C300.XX
Description
P-shaped bow brooch with returned foot.

The fibula (from the Latin fibula meaning "fastener") is a pin, usually made of metal, which serves to fix the ends of a garment. It is generally considered the ancestor of the safety pin. The first fibulae appear at the end of the Bronze Age.
Material
Bronze
Origin
circa 300 – 400 Europe, Roman Imperial period
Dimensions
Width : 1 cm
Length : 3.7 cm
Height : 1.3 cm