This beautifully decorated Celtic brooch dates from around 250 BC and was found during excavations at the Münsingen-Rain burial site in the Bern Schosshalde.
The original brooch from Bern Schosshalde was made of silver and had a red coral inlay. This Celtic pin belongs to the so-called Münsingen fibula type, for which such coral inlays are characteristic.
This replica is made of bronze.
The Celtic fibula measures 6,4 × 2 × 1,9 cm and thus corresponds to the historical model.
The so-called Münsingen brooch is a Celtic clasp from the early Latin period and was used to fasten clothing. This type of brooch has a foot that is bent back towards the arch in a wide arc.
In the Münsingen brooch, the foot is shaped like a right-angled triangle with a round disc at the end, which may have been covered with beads or simply made of decorated metal. The arch of this Celtic brooch is typically banded and may have been richly decorated.
The Celtic fibulae of the Münsingen type are classic clothing clasps of the Celtic Iron Age and were particularly widespread during the Latène B period, from 380 to 250 BC, in southern Germany, Austria and Switzerland as far east as France.
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