Fibulae were extremely common in Antiquity beginning in the late second millennium BC in central Europe and Greece, where they were used for fastening garments, usually on the right side. The fibula designs developed into a variety of shapes, but all were based on the safety-pin principle. Fibulae with arched, triangular bows, as seen on this fine example, represent one of the most popular type of brooches to appear in the Near East, including Asia Minor and across Southern Europe. Such fibulae have been recovered from the 8th century BC, lasting until the first centuries AD.
Phrygian Bronze Ribbed Fibula
£ 350.00
A finely modelled, ancient Phrygian, bronze fibula. The brooch is characterised by a high arching bow, decorated at each end with zig-zigging geometric patterns. At the centre the bow is ribbed with alternating wide and thin segments. At one end the bronze has been curled around itself to taper into the pointed pin. The other end features a wide, rectangular catch plate.
| Weight | 17.5 g |
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| Dimensions | W 4.0 x H 3.3 cm |
| Metal | Bronze |
| Region | Near East (Western Asiatic) |
