CIRCA 7TH CENTURY B.C.

Details

AN ETRUSCAN GOLD FIBULA
CIRCA 7TH CENTURY B.C.
3 9/16 in. (9 cm.) long

Provenance

with Artemis Münzen und Antiquitäten GmbH, Munich.
Dr A. A., Munich, acquired from the above, 25 January 1989.

Special notice

This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

Sale room notice

Please be aware that this Lot has been imported from outside the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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Lot Essay

The fibula is of sanguisuga form, which is characterized by a hollow arched bow and long narrow catch plate. The surface is embellished with typically fine granulation, including a geometric and floral decoration with the flat part of the catch plate decorated with a delicate frieze of ducks. For similar fibulae, cf. M. Cristofani & M. Martelli, L'Oro degli Etruschi, Novara, 1983, pp. 139-143, and p. 109 for a fibula decorated with three dimensional ducks. For similar meander patter across the top in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, see acc. no. 31.11.1.

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