Caption

Knuckle-shaped fibula, unknown Roman workshop. Knuckle-shaped fibula with a flat underside, rounded at the top, rising from a horizontal semicircle upwards, bent at an acute angle and terminating in a semicircle with a button in the center. Below the arch, on one side, there is a long spiral from which a pin emerges; on the other, a high stem at the end is bent into a sheath. Condition: good. Date: 2nd half of the 2nd–1st half of the 3rd century CE, Roman Empire 27 BC–476. Material: bronze. Function/type: fibula. Dimensions: height 2.6 cm, width 3.7 cm., A small corroded metal object with a dark brown and greenish patina centered against a pale gray background, showing a rounded head on one end and a pointed tip on the other, a short shaft connecting them, and irregular rough surfaces with flaky texture and spots of lighter brown and faint metallic highlights.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A00_114

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Keywords

Knuckle-shaped fibula unknown Roman workshop flat underside rounded top rising horizontal semicircle upwards bent acute angle terminating semicircle button center arch side long spiral pin emerges high stem sheath Condition good Date 2nd half 2nd–1st half 3rd century CE Roman Empire 27 BC–476 Material bronze Function type fibula Dimensions height 2.6 cm width 3.7 cm small corroded metal object dark brown greenish patina centered pale gray background showing rounded head pointed tip short shaft connecting them irregular rough surfaces flaky texture spots lighter brown faint metallic highlights.