Bronze Age Safety Pins by sandra46
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Description
The safety pin has a humble but long story, and it represents an item which started its story in the second millennium BC, during the Bronze Age, and is still around after four thousand years. What a success! Archaeologists call this early type of safety pin a violin bow fibula (fibula is a Latin word for brooch). In Italy the metallurgical center of Peschiera sul Garda (Verona), a pile dwelling on the shores of the Garda Lake between Veneto and Lombardy was responsible for the production of this model, which spread all over Europe and can be found fastening the garnments of many wealthy dead people.
In fact, once upon a time sartorial elegance meant having a great number of fibulae and long pins in precious metals fastening one's clothes, which were not or only partially fastened by stitching.
These are Peschiera violin bow fibulae made with a copper sheet forged by hammering by Franco.
Thanks for your kind comments.
Comments (43)
A_Sunbeam Online Now!
Fascinating artefacts - surprising how far back some things go!
junge1
Nice close-up Sandra and an interesting historical accounting of the safety pin!
KarmaSong
It was really nice reading your commentary and introduction to the fibulae that the Romans, just as the Gauls ( in the country I'm living in !) used to wear almost two thousand years ago.Thank you for sharing this beautiful and fascinating photo.
bazza
Very cool Sandra! Interesting info also.
virginiese
Nice safety pins. In France we name it fibule, exactly as in latine :-)
dochtersions
Again a most interesting story and shot, Sandra.
Darkwish
Great shot!
erlandpil
great capture erland
danapommet
A fantastic photo of these 'safty pins' Sandra and I can't help but notice the hard working hands that are holding them!!
Hendesse
Superb shot and interesting informations.
ragouc
Interesting.
jocko500
cool . happy to see it still going strong
Marinette
non ho parole! io quando posso riesco solo a collezionare le storie che racconti perchè non riesco veramente a ricordare nulla del passato, sembra quasi che un passato io non l'abbia mai avuto. E' una meravigliosa foto e storia, Sandra. Complimenti :))