The Museum's collection of Greek and Roman art comprises more than 30,000 works ranging in date from the Neolithic period to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity in A.D. 312.

fibula, brooch, or pin, originally used in Greek and Roman dress for fastening garments. The fibula developed in a variety of shapes, but all were based on the safety-pin principle.

Title: Glass pin Period: Imperial Date: 1st–4th century CE Culture: Roman Medium: Glass; drawn and tooled Dimensions: Overall: 3 7/8in. (9.8cm) Other: 5/16in. (0.8cm) Classification: Glass Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by …

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From celebratory statues to intricate mosaic panels, art was created for a wide variety of functions and contexts during the centuries that the Roman Empire reigned. Explore a few highlights from the Art Institute’s collection of ancient Roman art here.

An ancient Roman hairpin, made of bone. The shaft is cylindrical and tapers to a point. It is surmounted by a female bust on a ribbed collar. Her hair is parted centrally, and long strands fall to her shoulders. Bone pins with heads depicting a woman's head and shoulders occur in moderate numbers throughout the Roman empire (Cool (1983), p. 88).

An Ancient Roman pin modelled in silver, featuring a spherical head and a straight tapering body with a pointy end. Pins of this type were used in Antiquity as alternatives to brooches for securing garments. Condition: Fine, complete and intact.

Fibulae (singular: fibula) are brooches that were made popular by Roman military campaigns. They all consist of a body, a pin, and a catch. Ornate fibulae became all the rage in the early middle ages, and are one of the most commonly found objects in barbarian [1] grave sites.

The Museum's collection of Greek and Roman art comprises more than 30,000 works ranging in date from the Neolithic period to the time of the Roman emperor Constantine's conversion to Christianity in A.D. 312.

Apr 6, 2016 · Crummy (1983) illustrates a number of commonly found Roman pin types. Cool’s catalogue (1990) is a good source for the more decorative types of Roman pins, but is not an exhaustive list. Cool terms these pins ‘hairpins’, but it seems likely that many were also used as dress fasteners.