Ancient Roman Bronze Fibula - 32 mm
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila
Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.
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Description from the seller
Beautiful naturally patinated ‘eye fibula’ (27 BCE – 75 CE)
The eye fibula was found around 1986 in the vicinity of the Waal in the Netherlands, in the clay.
The eye fibula shown here is of the same type as the one in the collection of the Rijksmuseum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden) in Leiden.
Unlike the specimen from the RMO, this one is complete and unrestored.
RMO info: Bronze closed eye fibula, Haalebos type Ac. Beautiful, large fibula with a pearl border on the brooch and a double incised V on the foot. The two-piece brooch is toothed. Distribution: Rhine and Danube provinces.
An eye fibula is a type of cloak pin from the early Roman period (ca. 27 BCE – 75 CE). These bronze brooches were used in Roman times to fasten clothing such as cloaks.
Design: Eye fibulae belong to the bow fibulae, a type that was common in Roman times. They are a popular object of study within archaeology and are often found at excavations in the Netherlands, such as in the region of the Empire of Nijmegen. Two fibulae, of which one is a Roman eye fibula
Beautiful naturally patinated ‘eye fibula’ (27 BCE – 75 CE)
The eye fibula was found around 1986 in the vicinity of the Waal in the Netherlands, in the clay.
The eye fibula shown here is of the same type as the one in the collection of the Rijksmuseum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden) in Leiden.
Unlike the specimen from the RMO, this one is complete and unrestored.
RMO info: Bronze closed eye fibula, Haalebos type Ac. Beautiful, large fibula with a pearl border on the brooch and a double incised V on the foot. The two-piece brooch is toothed. Distribution: Rhine and Danube provinces.
An eye fibula is a type of cloak pin from the early Roman period (ca. 27 BCE – 75 CE). These bronze brooches were used in Roman times to fasten clothing such as cloaks.
Design: Eye fibulae belong to the bow fibulae, a type that was common in Roman times. They are a popular object of study within archaeology and are often found at excavations in the Netherlands, such as in the region of the Empire of Nijmegen. Two fibulae, of which one is a Roman eye fibula
Details
Culture
Ancient Roman
Century/timeframe
1e eeuw
Name of object
Fibula
Acquired from
Dealer at a fair
Year acquired
1992
Material
Bronze
Country acquired from
Netherlands
Condition
Excellent
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Height
32 mm
Previous owner - year acquired
1992
Width
62 mm
Previous owner - country acquired from
Netherlands
Depth
27 mm
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