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| Item 1055: Roman Fibula | ||
| Date | 1st century AD |  |
| Size | 58 mm long, 28 mm wide | |
| Weight | 15.8 gr | |
| Material | Bronze | |
| Description | A large Kraftig Profilierte type.Triangular profiled body, high arched, decorated with three ridges central ridge larger. Very slim rectangular baseplate, the spring not boxed in but fitted to plate, catch plate wide but shallower previous types. The anchor like horns common to this type are very smal l and higher up than usual. The terminal has a series of transverse ridges, as does the body just below the horns. | |
| Pr.2 | ||