Spectacle brooch explained

The spectacle brooch was an ancient fibula from the late European Bronze Age and early Iron Age, primarily worn by adult women of higher social rank.[1] One form of the spectacle brooch originates from the Illyrians and consists of two concentrically wound spirals attached to a pin.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pabst, Sabine. Die Brillenfibeln: Untersuchungen zu spätbronze- und ältereisenzeitlichen Frauentrachten zwischen Ostsee und Mittelmeer. VML Vlg Marie Leidorf. 2012. 340. 978-3896461087.
  2. Book: Wilkes, John J.. The Illyrians. Oxford. Blackwell Publishing. 1995. 231. 0-631-19807-5.

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