Guaranteed 100% GENUINE British Isles ROMAN OCCUPATION era RARE Bronze Brooch AKA "Fibula" BUT known as a "KNEE" Brooch for obvious reasons

Unusually retaining its original pin so it is COMPLETE however it is also a non-functional relic for collection or museum display only (The pin is "frozen" in place) & would likely fail (break!) if you attempted to operate it?

MOST "fibulae" are discovered by Detectorists WITHOUT their clasp mechanism, as the pin & spring either failed,? LOST in-wear, or they rotted-away

This is a BEAUTIFUL excavated RELIC found near the center of the British Roman City of Bath in Somerset, UK by a very good friend of mine WHO NEEDS a NEW (£8000.00) METAL DETECTOR

Roman Britain was the territory that became the Roman province of Britannia after the Roman conquest of Britain, consisting of a large part of the island of Great Britain

The Roman occupation lasted from AD 43 - AD 410

Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 55 & 54 BC as part of his Gallic Wars

According to Caesar, the Britons had been overrun or culturally assimilated by the Belgae during the British Iron Age & had been aiding Caesar's enemies

The Belgae were the only Celtic tribe to cross the sea into Britain, for to all other Celtic tribes this land was unknown

He received tribute, installed the friendly king Mandubracius over the Trinovantes, & returned to Gaul

A fibula is a brooch or pin for fastening garments, typically at the right shoulder

The fibula developed in a variety of shapes, but all were based on the safety-pin principle

Unlike most modern brooches, fibulae were not only decorative; they originally served a practical function: to fasten clothing for both sexes, such as dresses & cloak

In English, "fibula" is not a word used for modern jewelry, but by archaeologists, who also use "brooch", especially for types other than the ancient "safety pin" types, & for types from the British Isles

For Continental archaeologists, all metal jewelry clothes-fasteners are usually "fibulae"