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Antiquities Discussion Forums => Fibulae and Clothing Items => Topic started by: nikopolis1 on May 25, 2021, 04:37:08 am

Title: Are these weghts?
Post by: nikopolis1 on May 25, 2021, 04:37:08 am
Weights or some belt clothes stuff?Dont have scale sensitive enough to give corect weight but the should around  1 gram each ...may be
Title: Re: Are these weghts?
Post by: mauseus on May 25, 2021, 05:28:08 am
Hi,

No, they are brooches. There should be a bobble terminal opposite to the one that remains on them. They are called equal ended plate brooches from C. 2nd century AD.

Regards,

Mauseus
Title: Re: Are these weghts?
Post by: nikopolis1 on May 25, 2021, 06:22:00 am
Aaaa I see now where they have been broken.Thanks for the comment +++
Title: Re: Are these weghts?
Post by: SC on May 25, 2021, 08:43:33 am
Close.  They are actually Celtic late La Tene (LT III or LT D) period brooches.  They originate in the eastern Alps region - E Austria, W Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia. 

They were attached to a very thin, long looped pin part that actually looks a lot like a modern safety pin.  The pin rarely survives today.

See images of some of mine.

SC
Title: Re: Are these weghts?
Post by: nikopolis1 on May 25, 2021, 10:56:33 am
Very nice brooches ,shame mine came out broken,as usual the most interesting items always coming damaged >:(Thanks for the information