Brooch
Silver brooch: Almgren 157 type
Fibula; length: 6.1 cm; thickness of the bow: 0.35/0.33 cm; maximum width of the foot: 0.7 cm; length of the pin: 5.4 cm; total weight: 8.93 g
The pin and the spring made of silver wire. The bow with an octagonal cross section and a flattened foot made of silver. The iron axis of the spring which has got lost. Traces of iron oxides are still visible inside the spring. In its initial state, the spring chord was placed underneath the bow. The foot consists of a slender isosceles trapezoid‑shaped plate with lateral faceting sides. In its upper part, the foot is decorated with two small lateral concavities and two horizontal incisions. The extremity of the foot is twisted around the bow in five turns. The form of the foot and the way the chord goes under the bow correspond to the Almgren 157 type fibulae41. The uninterrupted transition from the bow to the foot, together with the way the spring axis is fixed to the bow through a bent band are characteristics of the “Sarmatic” type of tendril fibulae
Quantity
1
Weight
8.93 g
Length
6 cm
Comment
MJIAP inv. 34‑72768
Container
Bronze jug with human foot decorated handle
Material
Silver
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