Typology: fibula, bow fibula, kraftig profilierte fibula, spring pin
References: Almgren 238
Dates: c. AD 70 - 130. The type with two pairs of knobs on the bow was in use to AD 150.
Distribution: Pannonia and Noricum.
Notes: The Roman provincial fibula type is part of the kraftig profilierte group, though the latter term is not always applied to it. The single knot has become a complicated design consisting of a pair of raised semi-circular loops, each with one or two small knobs on it. This design is thought to resemble a pair of wings, giving the fibula type its name - flügelfibel is German for "wing fibula". These are usually very large fibula and often have a perforated foot.
Image:
A Norico-Pannonian fibula. This example, like most fibula, is very long
- 12.8 cm (5"). This example is rather crude. The wings are joined
together instead of being separate, the bow between the wings and foot
is thin and simple, and the foot is decorated with punched dots instead
of true perforations. It was found in southeastern Austria and is likely
of truly provincial manufacture. It is closest to Almgren type 238b.
(SC collection)
Almgren, O. Studien über nordeuropäische Fibelformen. (Liepzig, 1923). PDF
Sedlmayer, H. Die römischen Fibeln von Wels. (Wels, 1995). PDF
Van Buchem, H. De Fibulae| Van Nijmegen. (Nijmegen, 1941). PDF