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LOT 0635
Greek Geometric Bronze Spiral Fibula
7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
6 5/8 in. (159 grams, 17 cm).
Formed from a single square-section filament rolled into two 'spectacle' discs; one of the spirals terminating in a long pin, the other in a hook serving as the catchplate; openwork figure-of-eight at the centre; pin present broken, coils separated.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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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LOT 0635
Greek Geometric Bronze Spiral Fibula
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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