5th century bow fibula for a visigoth

[Atawulf]

I'm looking for a fibula for a 5th century visigoth. I've found this one, it's very simillar to the visigothic original bow fibulas, but I don know if it's too late
http://www.celticwebmerchant.eu/a-283165...ow-fibula/

What do you think?

[Flavivs Aetivs]

http://www.hr-replikate.de/katalog/en/index.html

Has plenty of Migration Era Fibulae. I know they have Roman, Frankish, and Alemannic, don't know about Visigothic but it's likely.

Google Images sometimes yields results:
https://www.google.com/search?q=visigoth...Q#imgdii=_

[XorX]

the "alamannic bow fibula" in the first post is a typical 6th century alamannic women`s fibula. the pics in the google search also show women`s fibulae.
as far as I know, there is no find of a bow-fibula of the shown types throughout europe in a male context

[Atawulf]

Thanks a lot, Evan! This is exactly what I'm looking for.

I've found this visigothic fibulas too (but a little bit expensive for me just now...):

http://www.arteguias.com/orfebreria-visigoda.htm

http://www.arqueoarte.com/shoptienda/ind...&id_lang=1

[Flavivs Aetivs]

Ooh that's a great site. They got the Fibula the correct sizes too (most reproductions are surprisingly large)!

[Legeron]

Hi Atawulf,

I'm also working on an mid-fifth century visigoth kit.
Concerning this kind of fibula, you have to know that it was only wear by women.
Male graves never contain fibulas, alas... :-(

[Flavivs Aetivs]

Yeah I've been hearing that too. I'd suspect that Roman Crossbow Fibulae were still in use. They were often made of gold and likely were passed down from generation to generation.

[Legeron]

Not only heared, also read it in archaelogical report about wisigothic graveyards (Estagel, Duraton, for instance).

I'm not totally sure that late roman fibula were still in use. Indeed, according to the works of Patrick Perin, fibulas disappears from male burials after the end of the Vth century (last known case : Childeric), except in Lombardic Italia and north-east border of the Merovingian kingdom (Belgium).

[Flavivs Aetivs]

Well there are Roman-Style Crossbow Fibula dating as far as the mid to late 5th century. So as far as my time period is concerned (The Army and Federates of Flavius Aetius) we're good.

[Legeron]

Yes I agree with you. And that match with Patrick Perin's point of view (Childeric is dead in 481)
I've also choose to wear a crossbow fibula (I'm portraying a federate).
Civilian roman annular fibulas is also an option, in my humble opinion.