Nauheim Fibulae|
Nauheim Fibulae|
Riha 1.1 (pl. 1, 1-8)
Van Buchem 18 - 19, pl. 2, 4 - 5.
Van Buchem 18 - 19, pl. 2, 4 - 5.
References: Type B1.1; Riha 1.1 (pl. 1, 1-8); Van Buchem 18 - 19 (pl. 2, 4 - 5); Ettlinger 1, Genceva type I.
Culture: Celtic.
Geographic Distribution: Switzerland.
Date: c. End 2nd century B.C. - 14 A.D. Nauheim fibulae are understood as characteristic for the period La Tène D1 (Late Iron Age) and are therefore dated end 2nd - mid 1st century BC. However, Nauheim fibulae now occur so often at sites of the early Roman Principate that it is no longer convincing to explain all of them as old pieces or dislocated finds. Nauheim fibulae were sporadically still worn by the Celtic population in the second half of the 1st century BC and until the early Roman Principate.
Description:
Celtic fibula, bow fibula, one-piece construction, spring with four
turns, tendon (wire connecting two ends of the spring) below the spring
(type B1).
Early bow fibula were made from one piece of bronze. The
entire fibula
from the catch, to the bow, to the spring,
to the tip of the pin was created
by shaping and
bending a single piece
of bronze with great expertise
and skill.
Lauteracher Fibula
Lauteracher fibula (Riha type 1.2) from Riha, E. Die römischen Fibeln aus Augst und Kaiseraugst.
(1979). PDF
Type: B1.2
References: Riha 1.2
Culture: Celtic. The Lauteracher fibula is related a Nauheim fibula, and most consider it a Nauheim variant. At least one authority suggests it is an independent type and perhaps a predecessor of the Nauheim fibula.
Geographic Distribution: A very narrow geographical area in Northern Switzerland in the area
of Altenburg-Rheinau (district of Waldshut), Basel-Gasfabrik, and
Augst. There is also another specimen from the Bern-Engel peninsula
Description:
Celtic fibula, bow fibula, one-piece construction, spring with four
turns, tendon (wire connecting two ends of the spring) below the spring
(type B1).
Early bow fibula were made from one piece of silver or bronze. The
entire fibula
from the catch, to the bow, to the spring,
to the tip of the pin was created
by shaping and
bending a single piece
of silver or bronze with great expertise
and skill.
Comments: Very rare. One silver specimen from the 1st century B.C.
Augst Nauheim Variety Fibula
Fibel mit gratförmigem Bügel (Riha type 1.3) from Riha, E. Die römischen Fibeln aus Augst und Kaiseraugst.
(1979). PDF
Type: B1.3
References: Riha 1.3
Geographic Distribution: Found only around Augst, Switzerland.
Description:
Celtic fibula, bow fibula, one-piece construction, bow triangular cross-section narrows to the foot, spring with four
turns, tendon (wire connecting two ends of the spring) below the spring
(type B1), open frame foot.
Comments: Rare.
Le Tene Derived Fibulae (Genceva type I, 1 - 1a) from Genčeva, E. Les Fibules Romaines de Bulgarie de la fin du 1er s. av. J.-C. à la fin du VIe s. ap. J.-C. (Veliko Trnovo, 2004). PDF
Type: B1.1
References / Geographic Distribution / Date:
1. Genceva 1. Jezerine, Croatia, 35 B.C. - 10/20 A.D.
2. Genceva 1a. Gorica, Croatia, 10 B.C. - 14 A.D.
2. Genceva 1a. Gorica, Croatia, 10 B.C. - 14 A.D.
Culture: Thraco-Getic.
Description: Same as above.
Late Nauheimer Type fibulae (Riha type 2.1) from Riha, E. Die römischen Fibeln aus Augst und Kaiseraugst.
(1979). PDF
Almgren pl. 1, 17
References: Riha 2.1 (pl. 4, 1); Genceva type 1; Almgren pl. 1, 17; Ettlinger -
Culture: Celtic.
Geographic Distribution: Switzerland.
Date: c. Augustan, c. 30 B.C. - 14 A.D.
Description: Celtic fibula, bow fibula, One-piece construction, tendon (wire connecting two ends of the spring) above the spring, held by spring hook (type B2). Again, the entire fibula from the catch, to the bow, to the hook and plate, to the spring, to the tip of the pin was created by shaping and bending a single piece of bronze with great expertise and skill. The hook holding the spring was an invention of the Augustan period, which did not go beyond the 1st century.
Comments: Rare.
References
Almgren, Oscar. Studien über nordeuropäische Fibelformen. (Liepzig, 1923). PDF
Ettlinger, E. Die römischen Fibeln in der Schweiz. (Bern, 1973).
Genčeva, E. Les Fibules Romaines de Bulgarie de la fin du 1er s. av. J.-C. à la fin du VIe s. ap. J.-C. (Veliko Trnovo, 2004). PDF
Riha, E. Die römischen Fibeln aus Augst und Kaiseraugst. (1979). PDF
Ettlinger, E. Die römischen Fibeln in der Schweiz. (Bern, 1973).
Genčeva, E. Les Fibules Romaines de Bulgarie de la fin du 1er s. av. J.-C. à la fin du VIe s. ap. J.-C. (Veliko Trnovo, 2004). PDF
Riha, E. Die römischen Fibeln aus Augst und Kaiseraugst. (1979). PDF
Nauheim Fibulae|
Nauheim Fibulae|
Riha 1.1 (pl. 1, 1-8)
Van Buchem 18 - 19, pl. 2, 4 - 5.
Van Buchem 18 - 19, pl. 2, 4 - 5.
References: Type B1.1; Riha 1.1 (pl. 1, 1-8); Van Buchem 18 - 19 (pl. 2, 4 - 5); Ettlinger 1, Genceva type I.
Culture: Celtic.
Geographic Distribution: Switzerland.
Date: c. End 2nd century B.C. - 14 A.D. Nauheim fibulae are understood as characteristic for the period La Tène D1 (Late Iron Age) and are therefore dated end 2nd - mid 1st century BC. However, Nauheim fibulae now occur so often at sites of the early Roman Principate that it is no longer convincing to explain all of them as old pieces or dislocated finds. Nauheim fibulae were sporadically still worn by the Celtic population in the second half of the 1st century BC and until the early Roman Principate.
Description:
Celtic fibula, bow fibula, one-piece construction, spring with four
turns, tendon (wire connecting two ends of the spring) below the spring
(type B1).
Early bow fibula were made from one piece of bronze. The
entire fibula
from the catch, to the bow, to the spring,
to the tip of the pin was created
by shaping and
bending a single piece
of bronze with great expertise
and skill.
Lauteracher Fibula
Lauteracher fibula (Riha type 1.2) from Riha, E. Die römischen Fibeln aus Augst und Kaiseraugst.
(1979). PDF
Type: B1.2
References: Riha 1.2
Culture: Celtic. The Lauteracher fibula is related a Nauheim fibula, and most consider it a Nauheim variant. At least one authority suggests it is an independent type and perhaps a predecessor of the Nauheim fibula.
Geographic Distribution: A very narrow geographical area in Northern Switzerland in the area
of Altenburg-Rheinau (district of Waldshut), Basel-Gasfabrik, and
Augst. There is also another specimen from the Bern-Engel peninsula
Description:
Celtic fibula, bow fibula, one-piece construction, spring with four
turns, tendon (wire connecting two ends of the spring) below the spring
(type B1).
Early bow fibula were made from one piece of silver or bronze. The
entire fibula
from the catch, to the bow, to the spring,
to the tip of the pin was created
by shaping and
bending a single piece
of silver or bronze with great expertise
and skill.
Comments: Very rare. One silver specimen from the 1st century B.C.
Augst Nauheim Variety Fibula
Fibel mit gratförmigem Bügel (Riha type 1.3) from Riha, E. Die römischen Fibeln aus Augst und Kaiseraugst.
(1979). PDF
Type: B1.3
References: Riha 1.3
Geographic Distribution: Found only around Augst, Switzerland.
Description:
Celtic fibula, bow fibula, one-piece construction, bow triangular cross-section narrows to the foot, spring with four
turns, tendon (wire connecting two ends of the spring) below the spring
(type B1), open frame foot.
Comments: Rare.
Le Tene Derived Fibulae (Genceva type I, 1 - 1a) from Genčeva, E. Les Fibules Romaines de Bulgarie de la fin du 1er s. av. J.-C. à la fin du VIe s. ap. J.-C. (Veliko Trnovo, 2004). PDF
Type: B1.1
References / Geographic Distribution / Date:
1. Genceva 1. Jezerine, Croatia, 35 B.C. - 10/20 A.D.
2. Genceva 1a. Gorica, Croatia, 10 B.C. - 14 A.D.
2. Genceva 1a. Gorica, Croatia, 10 B.C. - 14 A.D.
Culture: Thraco-Getic.
Description: Same as above.
Late Nauheimer Type fibulae (Riha type 2.1) from Riha, E. Die römischen Fibeln aus Augst und Kaiseraugst.
(1979). PDF
Almgren pl. 1, 17
References: Riha 2.1 (pl. 4, 1); Genceva type 1; Almgren pl. 1, 17; Ettlinger -
Culture: Celtic.
Geographic Distribution: Switzerland.
Date: c. Augustan, c. 30 B.C. - 14 A.D.
Description: Celtic fibula, bow fibula, One-piece construction, tendon (wire connecting two ends of the spring) above the spring, held by spring hook (type B2). Again, the entire fibula from the catch, to the bow, to the hook and plate, to the spring, to the tip of the pin was created by shaping and bending a single piece of bronze with great expertise and skill. The hook holding the spring was an invention of the Augustan period, which did not go beyond the 1st century.
Comments: Rare.
References
Almgren, Oscar. Studien über nordeuropäische Fibelformen. (Liepzig, 1923). PDF
Ettlinger, E. Die römischen Fibeln in der Schweiz. (Bern, 1973).
Genčeva, E. Les Fibules Romaines de Bulgarie de la fin du 1er s. av. J.-C. à la fin du VIe s. ap. J.-C. (Veliko Trnovo, 2004). PDF
Riha, E. Die römischen Fibeln aus Augst und Kaiseraugst. (1979). PDF
Ettlinger, E. Die römischen Fibeln in der Schweiz. (Bern, 1973).
Genčeva, E. Les Fibules Romaines de Bulgarie de la fin du 1er s. av. J.-C. à la fin du VIe s. ap. J.-C. (Veliko Trnovo, 2004). PDF
Riha, E. Die römischen Fibeln aus Augst und Kaiseraugst. (1979). PDF