RARE ROMAN BROOCH (GARMENT PIN) FIBULA

No Reserve! 1st-3rd century AD, the time of Christ. Bronze, 3 1/8" length of elegant bow fibula form with stipple borders and disk finial. The original garment pin patented two millennia later as the

1st-3rd century AD, the time of Christ. Bronze, 3 1/4" length of elegant bow tapered form with a series of "dot in circle" designs and a triangular stipple inscribed. The original garment pin patented

1st-3rd century AD, the time of Christ. Bronze, 2 1/8" length of elegant bow tapered form with a reeded back and knitted endpin seat. The original garment pin patented two millennia later as the safet

No Reserve! 1st-3rd century AD, the time of Christ. Bronze, 2 1/4" length of elegant bow fibula form with stipple borders and knob finial. The original garment pin patented two millennia later as the

No Reserve! The original garment pin patented two millennia later as the "safety pin". Known as a fibula, serving as jewelry as well as a garment fastener. Bronze, 2 1/4" length, of elegant form with

No Reserve! 2nd-4th century AD, early Christian period when worship was conducted clandestinely in the catacombs. Bronze, 2" length. Slender form, probably for a woman. Knee fibula form with triple ba

2nd-4th century AD, early Christian period when worship was conducted clandestinely in the catacombs. Bronze, 2" length. Ridged back with a flared base, probably for a woman. Knee fibula form with rid

1st-3rd century AD. The original garment pin patented two millennia later as the "safety pin". Known as a knee fibula, serving as jewelry as well as a garment fastener. Bronze, just 2" length, of eleg

No Reserve! 1st-3rd century AD. The original garment pin patented two millennia later as the "safety pin". Known as a knee fibula, serving as jewelry as well as a garment fastener. Bronze, just 2 1/4"

No Reserve! 1st-3rd century AD. The original garment pin patented two millennia later as the "safety pin". Known as a knee fibula, serving as jewelry as well as a garment fastener. Bronze, just 1 1/8"

No Reserve! 2nd-4th century AD, early Christian period when worship was conducted clandestinely in the catacombs. Bronze, 1 3/8" length. Slender form, probably for a woman. Knee fibula form with ridge

No Reserve! The original garment pin patented two millennia later as the "safety pin". Known as a fibula, serving as jewelry as well as a garment fastener. Bronze, 1 3/4" length, of elegant form with

No Reserve! Bronze, 2 1/4" length with a ridged back high arched frame of faceted section and knob terminal. The pin seat intact. Known as fibula, these operate like large safety pins to secure garmen

No Reserve! Bronze, 1 7/8" length with a ridged back high arched frame of faceted section and knob terminal. The pin seat intact. Known as fibula, these operate like large safety pins to secure garmen

1st-3rd century AD. Then time of Christ. The original garment pin patented two millennia later as the "safety pin". Bronze, 2" in length, of elegant form with double transverse crests to the back. Pro

1st-3rd century AD. Then time of Christ. The original garment pin patented two millennia later as the "safety pin". Bronze, 2 1/4" in length, of elegant form, probably for a woman’s garment. Op

1st-3rd century AD. Then time of Christ. The original garment pin patented two millennia later as the "safety pin". Bronze, 1 3/8" in length, of elegant form with transverse crest to the back and broa

Bronze, just over 1 3/4" length, the elegant form is known as a bow fibula. Probably for a woman’s garment. Tapered frame with a tapered arched back. The original garment pin patented two mille

Ca. 100 AD. A silver fibula brooch with an anchor-shaped body decorated with spheres to each finial. Spring mechanism with a pin and a catch plate to the back. Good condition, a rare type. Brooches we

Bronze, bow fibula, 2 1/4" length. Broad arched back of three low rounded ridged with raised border and a central concentric circle motif. Tapered pin rest hood similarly bordered with a cluster of co

No Reserve! The original garment pin patented two millennia later as the "safety pin". Arch form with the dot decoration and rectangular base wrap. The pin seat intact. These served as a fashion acces

No Reserve! The original garment pin patented two millennia later as the "safety pin" . Arch form with the medieval ring. The pin seat intact. These served as a fashion accessory as well as a garment

No Reserve! The original garment pin patented two millennia later as the "safety pin". Arch form with dot decoration to the "crow tail" shaped back. The pin seat intact. These served as a fashion acce

Ancient Roman Bronze S Shape Fibula c.1st-2nd century AD. Size 1 5/8 inch length. Rare S shape Roman bronze Fibula brooch with traces of gold. Provenance: Collection of David Van Vleck, Jr of Brooklyn