Etruscan Gold Filigree Leech Brooch

7TH CENTURY B.C.

2 3/4 in. (13.86 grams, 69 mm).

Hollow-formed bow with applied floral detailing, filigree and granules, double-coiled spring and pin; tongue-shaped foot with dense granule detailing, globe finial with rosette above.

Provenance

Acquired in the 1970s.
Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12112-213116.

Literature

Cf. A similar though less impressive item in the collection of the British Museum under accession no.1978,1002.121.

CONDITION

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