A GROUP OF BRONZE FIBULAE FROM AKŞEHİR MUSEUM

One of the most popular jewelry of the ancient period as well as being quite functional, fibulae are one of the prototypes of the safety pins of today. they are the most significant group among the metal artifacts in akşehir nasreddin hoca archaeology museum. therefore, we primarily aim to focus on these fibulae in our study. most of the artifacts in the collection are phrygian fibulae found abundantly in tumulus as tomb gifts or in temples as offerings. these are 8 artifacts of four main types and their subtypes. although some of the analyzed fibulae were quite common types, some are rare and quite important for fibula typology and statistics. the phrygian fibulae in the museum collection are dated back to the last quarter of the 8th century - the early 6th century. another group in the museum is the two examples of two different types of roman fibulae. the first one of these is the most common among the roman britain designs from the early 1st century a.d. these fibulae are called “dolphin fibulae” or “hinge fibulae” because of their long hinges. the second is the example known as “crossbow fibula” dated to the 4th century a.d.