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LOT 0584
Greek Bronze Spiral Fibula
GEOMETRIC, 8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/8 in. (25.8 grams, 80 mm).
Formed from a single filament rolled into two 'spectacle' discs; one of the spirals terminating in a long pin, the other in a hook serving as the catch; openwork figure-of-eight at the centre. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex collection Mr. K.H., Germany, Private collection, acquired in 2012.
Literature
Cf. Cassani, S., Art of the Italic People from 3000-300 B.C., Naples, 1993, p.295, no.188, for similar.
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