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LOT 0545
Greek Silver Fibula
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/4 in. (10.7 grams, 83 mm).
Comprising a thick round-section bow tapering to each end; the forward end developing to a two-coiled spring and pin, the rear to a rectangular catchplate with flanges to the upper and lower edges, a long spike finial; the catch with incised geometric ornament. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith H.A.C., Basel, prior 1999.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 715, for type.
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