Lot Essay
For similar cf. S. Cassani, The Art of the Italic Peoples from 3000 to 300 B.C, Rome, 1993, p. 295, no. 188.
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CIRCA 700 B.C.
Details
AN ITALIC BRONZE SPECTACLE FIBULA
CIRCA 700 B.C.
Formed from a single wire, coiled into two opposing spirals with a double loop between, the reverse with the pin and catch-plate formed by the terminals of the central spirals
6 ¼ in. (16.1 cm.) long
CIRCA 700 B.C.
Formed from a single wire, coiled into two opposing spirals with a double loop between, the reverse with the pin and catch-plate formed by the terminals of the central spirals
6 ¼ in. (16.1 cm.) long
Provenance
with N. Koutoulakis, Geneva.
Private collection, Europe, acquired prior to 1980; and thence by descent to the present owner.
Private collection, Europe, acquired prior to 1980; and thence by descent to the present owner.
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