Praeneste fibula
E763592
The Praeneste fibula is an ancient gold brooch famous for bearing one of the earliest known examples of Old Latin inscription.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient artifact
ⓘ
brooch ⓘ fibula ⓘ |
| artifactType | personal ornament ⓘ |
| associatedName |
Manios
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Numasios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Praeneste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology |
7th century BCE
ⓘ
Orientalizing period ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| culture |
Italic
ⓘ
Latial culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCity | Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Museo Nazionale Preistorico Etnografico Luigi Pigorini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Palestrina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedDate | c. 650 BCE ⓘ |
| function | garment fastener ⓘ |
| hasDebate | authenticity of inscription ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curved bow
ⓘ
pin and catch mechanism ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Manios med fhefhaked Numasioi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyConsensus | generally accepted as authentic after modern analyses ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Roman Iron Age ⓘ |
| inscriptionContent | gift dedication by Manios to Numasios ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Old Latin ⓘ |
| inscriptionMedium | engraving on gold ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | dedicatory inscription ⓘ |
| material | gold ⓘ |
| museumCollection | Museo Nazionale Preistorico Etnografico Luigi Pigorini collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evidence for early Latin language
ⓘ
important for history of Latin epigraphy ⓘ one of the earliest known Old Latin inscriptions ⓘ |
| region | Latium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Italic epigraphy
ⓘ
Latin language history ⓘ archaeology of Praeneste ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| stylisticContext | Orientalizing Italic goldwork ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological research
ⓘ
linguistic studies of early Latin ⓘ paleographic studies ⓘ |
| usedFor | fastening clothing ⓘ |
| writingSystem | early Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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