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Praeneste Fibula
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Praeneste Fibula

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The Praeneste Fibula (7th-c. BC), a gold brooch discovered in Palestrina near Rome, bears one of the earliest Old Latin inscriptions — Manios med fhefhaked Numasioi — Manius made me for Numerius. Both gift and signature, it shows how writing entered daily life in early Italic society, uniting craftsmanship, language, and devotion in a single gesture.
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