Villanovan dragonesque bronze fibula 1

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Description: Villanovan fibule



Material: Bronze

Origin: Villanova, Italy

Dimensions: 4 cm long

Datation: VIII-VII century BC

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Dragonesque type fibula, typical from the end of the Bronze Age.

Common in Italy Vetulonia, Bologna, Villanova etc. , expands to Europe from the Italian continent.

The term Villanovan is given by the exceptional findings made at the end of the 19th century in Villanova near Bologna.

Exemple of an original found in the Granara (BO) necropols 

dragonesque fibula villanovan bronze museum labortemporis

Source: "Bronze archaeological finds from the villanovan necropolis of Granara (BO) study of manufacturing technologies and evaluation of the conservation state" 

Cristina Chiavari,Mirko Degli Esposti, Gian Luca Garagnani, D.Prandstaller, T. Trocchi

Pubblication 2007