Early Mediaeval Bronze Fibula from the Church of St. Stephen in Dubrovnik
Year: 2023

The text discusses the rare finding of a bronze fibula with the motif of two doves that are facing each other and drinking from the same vessel.It was found in one layer during archaeological excavations near the church of St. Stephen in Dubrovnik.Its shape is simple, almost schematic, and subsequently decorated with circles with a dot in the middle.After typological, stylistic and iconographic analyses, it is assumed that this is a fibula with a Christian fons vitae motif.Considering the strati