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A fibula (/ˈfɪbjʊlə/, pl.: fibulae /ˈfɪbjʊli/) is a brooch or pin for fastening garments, typically at the right shoulder. [3] The fibula developed in a variety of shapes, but all were based on the safety-pin principle.
English: Walters 54.421 and 54.422 are a pair of superb eagle-shaped fibula found at Tierra de Barros (Badajoz, southwest Spain) made of sheet gold over bronze inlaid with garnets, amythysts, and colored glass. Pendants once dangled from the loops at the bottom.
The spectacle brooch was an ancient fibula from the late European Bronze Age and early Iron Age, primarily worn by adult women of higher social rank. [1] One form of the spectacle brooch originates from the Illyrians and consists of two concentrically wound spirals attached to a pin.
Illyrian fibulae or brooches were widely used by Illyrians and were very common in Illyria. Some types of fibulae are one of the few objects that all of the Illyrians used and some are even used to declare the distribution of Illyrian people. Illyrians loved ornaments, and on festive occasions their womenfolk would appear heavily draped with ...
English: The silver fibula(DR EM85;123) (an ancient brooch) found in Værløse, Zealand, Denmark. The Elder Futhark Proto-Norse runic inscription reads "alugod". According to the National Museum of Denmark where it is on display, the fibula is from the 3rd century CE.
Print/export Download as PDF; ... For the ancient dress-fasteners, see Category:Brooches. Pages in category "Fibula" The following 3 pages are in this category, out ...
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