Roman Dolphin Fibula Brooch 1st Century AD UK Ancient Bronze Clothing Fastener Artifact

Description

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Specimen: Roman Dolphin fibula with broken Pin 1st cent

Type: Historic Artefact

Location: UK

Size (picture scale cube=1cm): 45 x 21 x 11mm (1.77 x 0.83 x 0.43 inches)

Roman Dolphin fibula with broken Pin, 1st cent.

Roman brooches with a fastening pin are also known as fibulae (singular fibula). There is a large variety of different.

Some Roman brooches were functional and used, like a safety-pin, to secure clothing but others were purely decorative and attached to clothing for their appearance.

Roman brooches were made from a wide range of different substances including copper alloy and precious metals, sometimes with inlaid enamels, glass, semi-precious stones or a contrasting metal. They had a metal pin for attachment to clothes.

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