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LOT 1148
Bronze Age Sacrificed Spectacle Brooch
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
17 3/4 in. (320 grams, 45 cm wide).
The round-section body with incised herringbone and linear decoration; sacrificially unravelled and now forming a large loop with one coiled end. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection, 1990s.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
Cf. Bietti-Sestieri, A.M. and Macnamara, E., Prehistoric Metal Artefacts from Italy (3500–720 BC) in the British Museum, London, 2008, fig.615, for similar; Hambleton, J.M., Fibulae of the ninth through seventh centuries BC in Central Italy, Florida, 2008, fig.2-2b.
FootnotesThe spectacle fibula was widely distributed from the Balkans and northern Greece to southern Italy. Seven variations occur under this type with modifications made to the discs of the fibulae as well as the central connecting device. In the first and second variations the discs are coiled, whereas in the third and fourth the centre of the coil is left open. The figure eight loop also becomes shorter and wider in the fourth variant.
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Bronze Age Sacrificed Spectacle Brooch
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
The round-section body with incised herringbone and linear decoration; sacrificially unravelled and now forming a large loop with one coiled end. 320 grams, 45 cm wide
UK private collection, 1990s. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
The spectacle fibula was widely distributed from the Balkans and northern Greece to southern Italy. Seven variations occur under this type with modifications made to the discs of the fibulae as well as the central connecting device. In the first and second variations the discs are coiled, whereas in the third and fourth the centre of the coil is left open. The figure eight loop also becomes shorter and wider in the fourth variant.
