Thistle brooch (roman)
Thistle brooches are an early Roman form of fibula. Characteristic of these fibulae is the round plate at the base of the foot, which with its jagged openwork decoration is reminiscent of a thistle blossom . Some copies have a manufacturer's stamp on the underside.
Since the 13th century BC Until the Middle Ages, fibulae were widely used in Europe as clasps. Garment clasps of this kind were part of the clothing of native Roman provincial women. Their main distribution area extends from the Rhine to Gaul . Some specimens are also known from Britain and Ireland . The way of wearing can be traced back to a statue from the 1st century AD found in Trier , where the thistle brooch fixes the upper garment in front of the chest on the undergarment.
literature
- Astrid Böhme-Schönberger: The thistle fibula and the Germanic peoples. In: Klára Kuzmová , Karol Pieta, Ján Rajtár (eds.): Between Rome and the Barbaricum. Festschrift for Titus Kolník on his 70th birthday . Archeologický Ustav SAV, Nitra 2002, ISBN 80-88709-61-X , pp. 215-224.
- Astrid Böhme-Schönberger, Thomas Schilp: New observations on the production method of Roman thistle fibula. In: Archaeological correspondence sheet . 36, 2006, pp. 75-82, ( abstract ).
Remarks
- ↑ Karin Goethert: To a newly found Roman seated statue from Trier. In: Finds and excavations in the Trier district 44, 2012, pp. 39–46.