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XXI
Typology: fibula, plate fibula, zoomorphic plate fibula
References: Genceva type 29a, pl. XXVI, 10 - 11
Spring tendon above: Riha type 3.21.1, pl. 13, 316 (very crude); Hattat BOA 1158 (finer with inscribed details)
Spring tendon below: Riha type 3.21.1, pl. 13, 316; Hattatt BOA 1156 - 1159
Note: spring tendon "below" means between the pin and the body of the fibula.
Dates: Undecorated c. AD 50 - 80, decorated AD 150 - 200, Re-appeared later c. AD 400 - 600.
Distribution: Predominantly found in the Rhine area, in Noricum, and in Pannonia
Comments: The spring and pin are on the underside of the birds body. These types range from very crude (Riha 316) to finely cast with additional punched and/or engraved details (Riha 317).
Typology: fibula, plate fibula, zoomorphic plate fibula
References: Genceva type 29a, pl. XXVI, 10 - 11; Hattatt BOA 1159 (simple no decoration or tail); Riha type 7.24; Buora 855 (engraved decorative details)
Dates: 1st - 2nd century A.D.
Distribution: On plate fibulae, including bird fibulae, the hinge pin connection was produced principally only in the northern Gallic provinces and the Rhine areas.
Notes: Late examples are often Christian
Image: Roman, Gaul, Bronze Bird (Dove?) Fibula, c. 2nd Century A.D. cf. Buora 855; 28.8 mm, 7.808g, c. 2nd century A.D.; very finely made, bronze cast bird (dove?) fibula with engraved decorative details, "jaw" pin hing. This rare type with a "jaw" pin hing was produced in the northern Gallic provinces and Rhine area, c. 2nd century A.D. (ex FORVM AS71467).
Typology: Schleiermachen 263, Böhme 43c; Winter IIa2
Dates: c. AD 150 - 200
Typology: Winter IIb1
Dates: c. AD 150-200
Typology: Böhme 43a
Dates: c. AD 150 - 200
Notes: A variation with a vertically oriented eagle with his head bowed to one of his wing tips dates to the 5th century and is likely Germanic.
Typology: Böhme 43b
Typology: Feugere 29a21
Dates: c. AD 150 - 200
Dates: AD 100 - 200. Flourished AD 100 - 150
Image: Front and back views of typical 2D horse fibula. (Quadrans Collection.)
Image: Another typical 2D horse fibula, this one with pin intact. (Jay GT4 collection)
Image: A different type the 2D horse fibula. (Quadrans Collection)
Typology: Jobst 29a; Matouschek-Novak 1b; Bojovic XXVIII.4a;
Dates: c. late 2nd to 3rd century AD, though examples with knobs on the end of the T-arms date into the 4th century
Distribution: Pannonia and middle and lower Danube.
Image: A typical Pannonian horse fibula, hinged type. This 3D type stands above its hinge and is therefore actually a bow fibula and not a plate fibula. It is clearly related to the knee fibula family and dates to late 2nd to mid-3rd century AD.
Image: A spring type 3D horse fibula. (Quadrans collection)
Typology: Matouschek-Novak 2a; Bojovic XXVIII.3;
Dates: Late 1st to 2nd century for plain, and mid 2nd to early 3rd century for enameled.
Distribution: Rhine and Danube Limes
Notes: The dog is usually running and can be confused with the hare.
Typology: Bojovic XXVIII.1;
Dates: c. AD 100 - 200, flourished AD 150 - 200
Notes: The rabbit is fairly short and fat with short ears. Most rabbit fibulae have one or more small rabbit-shaped indentations, usually filled with enamel. This is thought to refer to the fecundity of rabbits, making the fibula possibly something of a fertility object.
Image: A rabbit fibula. This example lacks the small rabbit-shaped enamel insert and might have been silvered.(Quadrans collection)
Notes: The hare is fairly long and thin with large ears.
Typology: Gugl 18g
Typology: Ettlinger 48; Feugere 29a7b
Dates: AD 80 - 150. Possibly later, c. AD 150 - 210/250.
Typology: Böhme 43l
Dates: c. AD 140 - 180
Hattatt 1194 and 1195 (not the lion fibula type above)
Dates: AD 120 - 160
Typology: Böhme 43g
Dates: AD 140 - 170
Notes: Most dolphin shaped fibulae are in fact variations of the knee-fibula. See the knee fibula page for examples and details.
Typology: Böhme 43h
Dates: 5th - 6th century AD.
Distribution: Used by Germanic tribes, including those within the Hunnic confederation. Possibly used by Huns as well.
Notes: Also known as Cicada fibula.
Image: Fly fibula, length 37 mm, maximum width 24mm.
Image: Reverse of the fly fibula showing the remains of an iron spring and the narrow catch.