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| Item 1329: Roman Open Body Fibula | ||
| Date | 2nd century AD |  |
| Size | 31 mm | |
| Weight | 11.8 gram | |
| Material | Bronze | |
| Description | A knee type derivative, the pin is hinged in a
round base, the body is flat and after reaching the base curls round
to rejoin the body forming an ear or kidney shaped hole, which in this example the casting has blocked the hole. The catch is
set at 90° to the body. Distorted, hinged pin missing . |
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| Os.1 (ma) | ||