Antigua Bronze Bronze Celtiberian annular fibula — 4th–1st centuries BCE. Culture: Celtiberian, Second Iron Age. - 33 mm (No reserve price)
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Description from the seller
Bronze Celtiberian annular fibula — 4th–1st centuries BCE.
Culture: Celtiberian, Iron Age II.
Dating: 4th–1st centuries BCE.
Cultural provenance: Iberian Peninsula, pre-Roman Celtiberian sphere.
Material: Bronze.
Description:
Interesting Celtiberian annular fibula made of bronze, belonging to the tradition of adornment and apparel elements used by the pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula during the Iron Age II.
This type of brooch is characterized by its annular structure and its needle system, designed to fasten clothing, especially mantles and cloaks.
Fibulae constituted important elements of Celtiberian clothing, combining a practical function with ornamental value and social representation.
This type of piece is widely documented in archaeological sites on the Meseta and the Ebro valley, both in settlements and in funerary contexts associated with Celtiberian communities.
Historical context:
The Celtiberian culture achieved notable artisanal development in bronze and iron metallurgy. Their fibulae represent one of the most characteristic testimonies of pre-Roman clothing and material culture, in a period marked by the development of large oppida and the early contacts with Rome.
Bronze Celtiberian annular fibula — 4th–1st centuries BCE.
Culture: Celtiberian, Iron Age II.
Dating: 4th–1st centuries BCE.
Cultural provenance: Iberian Peninsula, pre-Roman Celtiberian sphere.
Material: Bronze.
Description:
Interesting Celtiberian annular fibula made of bronze, belonging to the tradition of adornment and apparel elements used by the pre-Roman peoples of the Iberian Peninsula during the Iron Age II.
This type of brooch is characterized by its annular structure and its needle system, designed to fasten clothing, especially mantles and cloaks.
Fibulae constituted important elements of Celtiberian clothing, combining a practical function with ornamental value and social representation.
This type of piece is widely documented in archaeological sites on the Meseta and the Ebro valley, both in settlements and in funerary contexts associated with Celtiberian communities.
Historical context:
The Celtiberian culture achieved notable artisanal development in bronze and iron metallurgy. Their fibulae represent one of the most characteristic testimonies of pre-Roman clothing and material culture, in a period marked by the development of large oppida and the early contacts with Rome.
Details
Culture
Antigua
Century/timeframe
Siglos IV–I a. C.
Name of object
Bronze Celtiberian annular fibula — 4th–1st centuries BCE. Culture: Celtiberian, Second Iron Age.
Acquired from
Private collection
Year acquired
1970
Material
Bronze
Country acquired from
Spain
Condition
Good
Previous owner acquired from
Gallery / Antique dealer
Height
33 mm
Previous owner - year acquired
1960
Width
33 mm
Previous owner - country acquired from
Spain
Depth
15 mm
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