c. 50 B.C. - 67 A.D.
Van Buchem 21 - 35, pl. 2, 6 - 10; from
Van Buchem, H.
De Fibulae Van Nijmegen. (Nijmegen, 1941).
PDF
Typology:
fibula,
bow fibula, La Tène derived
fibula, Roman
fibula,
one-piece constructionReferences: Van Buchem 21 - 35, pl. 2, 6 - 10; Almgren 9; Boelicke 5; Ettlinger 2; Feugere7c, d; Riha 1.13; Haalebos 2; vander Roest 1.1; Metzler 9
Culture:
Roman.
Geographic Distribution: Gaul (France) to Bohemia, northern Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic to Romania. One focus is clearly in the
area of the Lower Rhine and the Meuse as well as in
West Friesland.
Date: c. 50 B.C. - 67 A.D. Cap
fibula date from the late Latene period. By Claudian times they were hardly used anymore. There are no
chronological differences between the variants.
Description: This
one-piece construction bow fibula type type is named for the
bowl-shaped or cap-like bow head/spring cover. The
spring usually has four spirals. Together the bow and the "bowl" may appear somewhat spoon-like. The Nijmegen variant is characterized by a slim bow that
extends into
a rounded, domed top plate. The Nijmegen variant has a distinct ornamental bow knot. The bow knot is missing or weakly suggested in
low profile on the
Bentumersiel cap fibula.
Finally, the variant Bozum has a violin-shaped, cup-like domed cap.
Nimwegen Cap Fibula
Almgren pl. 1, 9; from Almgren, Oscar. Studien über nordeuropäische Fibelformen. (Liepzig, 1923). PDF
Boelicke pl. 1, 11 - 12; from Boelicke, U. Die Fibeln aus dem Areal der Colonia Ulpia Traiana. Xanter Berichte 10. (Mainz, 2002). PDF
Van Buchem 21 - 35, pl. 2, 6 - 8; from Van Buchem, H. De Fibulae Van Nijmegen. (Nijmegen, 1941). PDF
Culture:
Roman.
Geographic
Distribution: Gaul (France) to Bohemia, northern Italy, Poland and the
Czech Republic to Romania. One focus is clearly in the
area of the
Lower Rhine and the Meuse as well as in
West Friesland. The variety is
named for Nijmegen, Netherlands. Nijmegen is a city in the Netherlands '
province of Gelderland, on the Waal river close to the German
border.
Nijmegen is the second oldest city in the Netherlands, the second to be
recognized as such in Roman times, and in 2005 celebrated 2,000 years of
existence.
Date:
c. 50 B.C. - 67 A.D. Cap
fibula date from the late Latene period. By
Claudian times they were hardly used anymore. There are no
chronological differences between the variants.
Description:
Cap
fibula are named for the
bowl-shaped or cap-like bow head/spring cover. The
spring usually has
four spirals. Together the bow and the "bowl" may appear somewhat
spoon-like. The Nijmegen variant is characterized by a slim bow that
extends into
a rounded, domed top plate; The
Nijmegen cap fibula has a
strongly profiled bow knot. The bow knot is missing weakly suggested in
low profile on the
Bentumersiel cap fibula.
Typology: Typology: fibula, bow fibula, La Tène derived fibula, Roman fibula, one-piece construction, cap fibula
References: Boelicke type 5.2, pl. 1, 11; Haalebos 2II; vander Roest 1.1.2
Culture:
Roman.
Geographic
Distribution: The variety is named for Bentumersiel, Germany, an archeological site located in Saxony on the western bank of the Lower Ems. Evidence suggests that
Bentumersiel was an established
Celtic settlement as early as the 3rd or 2nd century
B.C. and occupation continued into the 4th century A.D.
The site has yielded numerous objects of Roman origin dating to the 1st
to the 2nd or 3rd centuries A.D., including fragments of Roman legionary
equipment dating to the early 1st century A.D. Bentumersiel appears to have had a significant Roman
military presence during the military campaigns of
Germanicus in 15 - 16
A.D.
Date:
c. 50 B.C. - 67 A.D. Cap
fibula date from the late Latene period. By
Claudian times they were hardly used anymore. There are no
chronological differences between the variants.
Description:
Cap
fibula are named for the
bowl-shaped or cap-like bow head/spring cover. The
spring usually has
four spirals. Together the bow and the "bowl" may appear somewhat
spoon-like. The bow knot is missing or only very weakly suggested in
low profile on the
Bentumersiel
variant.
Comment: Scarce or rare.
References: Boelicke type 5.3, pl. 2, 14; Haalebos 2III; vander Roest 1.1.3
Geographic
Distribution: Cap fibula are found from Gaul (France) to
Bohemia, northern Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic to Romania. The
variety is named for Bozum (English: Boazum), a Frisian village in south
west Friesland, Netherlands.
Date: c. 50 B.C. - 67 A.D. Cap
fibula date from the late Latene period. By Claudian times they were hardly used anymore. There are no
chronological differences between the variants.
Description:
Cap
fibula are named for the
bowl-shaped or cap-like bow head/spring cover. The Bozum
cap
fibula, a cap
fibula variety, has a violin-shaped, cup-like domed cap.
The
spring usually has
four spirals. Together the bow and the "bowl" may appear
somewhat
spoon-like.
References
Almgren, Oscar.
Studien über nordeuropäische Fibelformen. (Liepzig, 1923).
PDFBoelicke, U.
Die Fibeln aus dem Areal der Colonia Ulpia Traiana. Xanter Berichte 10. (Mainz, 2002).
PDFEttlinger, E.
Die römischen Fibeln in der Schweiz. (
Bern, 1973).
Feugere, M.
Les fibules en Gaule meridionale de la conquite a la fin du Ve sicle apres J.-C. (
Paris, 1985).
Available OnlineHaalebos, J.
Fibulae uit Maurik. (Leiden, 1986).
Metzler, J.
Das treverische Oppidum auf dem Titelberg. (Luxembourg, 1995).
Riha, E.
Die römischen Fibeln aus Augst und Kaiseraugst. (1979).
PDFVan Buchem, H.
De Fibulae Van Nijmegen. (Nijmegen, 1941).
PDF Van der Roest, J. "Die Römischen Fibeln von 'De Horden '" in
R.O.B. 38 (1988), pp. 142 - 202.
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