Bronze fibula (safety pin)
First made at the end of the Mycenaean period, fibulae were used to fasten clothing. They became an integral part of men’s and women’s attire by the Late Geometric period. The Geometric type with a decorated catch plate (here an incised bird) originated in Boeotia and Attica before spreading to other Greek regions. Usually found in women’s graves, where they were placed in pairs on the deceased’s shoulders, such fibulae also served as offerings to the gods in sanctuaries.
No image available
