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LOT 0493
Greek Bronze Bow Brooch
EARLY IRON AGE, 8TH CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (15.4 grams, 78 mm).
Single-piece fibula comprising a curved bow with integral coiled spring to one end developing to a sturdy pin; to the other end, a flared catchplate on a single-coil spring; ledge of catch absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.IA29; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Beck, H. et al., Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, abb.86, for type.
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