Fibulae with Canid Protome (Tierkopffibeln) in Romania

Abstract

At the present stage of the research, 12 fibulae with canid protome (germ. Tierkopffibeln) were discovered on the territory of Romania. With the excep¬tion of one item from Ocniţa (Wallachia), all the other fibulae come from the Eastern Carpathians area (Eastern Romania). These fibulae provide some valu¬able clues to the local chronology and allow some insight into the phenomena of imports circulation and acculturation in pre-Roman Dacia.

Keywords

• fibulae with canid protome (tierkopffibeln)
• early imperial period
• pre-roman dacia
• imports
• acculturation