TWO ROMAN BRONZE SWASTIKA FIBULAE
Roman period, Balkan area, c. 3rd-4th century AD.
Lot of two roman bronze swastika fibulae with the depiction of a stylised horse's head on each arm of the hooked cross.
Dimensions: both 36 mm. Both fibulae are missing the swastika arm opposite the spring from which the pin starts (one is missing the pin as well). A deliberate defunctionalisation cannot be excluded. The ends of the garment clips, shaped like horse heads, may be due to the influence of the inhabitants of Thrace or Dacia.
Roman period, Balkan area, c. 3rd-4th century AD.
Lot of two roman bronze swastika fibulae with the depiction of a stylised horse's head on each arm of the hooked cross.
Dimensions: both 36 mm. Both fibulae are missing the swastika arm opposite the spring from which the pin starts (one is missing the pin as well). A deliberate defunctionalisation cannot be excluded. The ends of the garment clips, shaped like horse heads, may be due to the influence of the inhabitants of Thrace or Dacia.