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| Item 1097: Roman Open Body Fibula | ||
| Date | 2nd century AD |  |
| Size | 33 mm long | |
| Weight | 10.4 gr | |
| Material | Copper alloy | |
| 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. The stem is roughly semi-circular in profile, narrowing towards the middle. Decorated with engraved lines. Nub on front. Wavy profile on edge of catchplate, which is long and parallel to body. Pin missing. |
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