Since the Bronze Age fibulae were used to hold together and/or decorate items of clothing - similar to today's safety pins and brooches.
There are one- and two-part fibulae.

Fig.: Early La Tène fibula from Frankfurt-Praunheim
(Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte - Archäologisches Museum: Archäologische Reihe. Vorgeschichtlicher Schmuck. Frankfurt am Main 1987)


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