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LOT 0541
Greek Silver Wire Fibula
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 - 4 7/8 in. (9.11 grams total, 1.8-12.4 cm).
With coiled spring and lateral lugs; tapering shank and separate ring. [3]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Switzerland, 1992.
Thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0541
Greek Silver Wire Fibula
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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