IMPORTANT! Due to new custom regulations we can no longer ship outside the E.U. Please make sure you have an EU shipping address before bidding. - In antiquity, such brooches (fibulae) served as functional fasteners for cloaks or tunics, but they also functioned as personal adornment and a status symbol. - See last picture as a parallel: https://www.ancientresource.com/lots/roman/fibulae-toga-pins.html Registered shipping. Provenance/Known History: Ex. Private Wiltshire collection, 1990’s, UK. After that A&O Gallery, UK. Important information: - A declaration of authenticity by my shop is provided with this lot. - Invoices, import- and export papers etc. will not be shared with customers. - Please do not pay for a won item before you are finished bidding in the auction. The system will not be able to combine your orders into one shipping if all items aren't paid at once.