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LOT 0506
Greek Bronze Bow Brooch
EARLY IRON AGE, 8TH CENTURY B.C.
1 3/8 in. (2.69 grams, 34 mm).
Single-piece fibula comprising a thick twisted bow with integral coiled spring to one end developing to a sturdy pin; to the other end, a U-section lobed catchplate on a single-coil spring. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; 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.
Literature
Cf. Beck, H. et al., Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, abb.86, for type.
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