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LOT 0277
Huge Bronze Age Spiral Brooch
850-750 B.C.
9 in. (567 grams total, 23 cm high including stand).
Formed as four coils of rod radiating around a central disc with pointillé decoration; substantial pin and catch to the reverse; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Dr. Peter W. Biertz (1914-2000), Wolsfeld, Germany, by August 1990.
Recorded in a letter from Dr Hans Nortmann, Rhein, Landesmuseum Trier, 8 August 1990.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11880-207712.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1348.
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Opening Bid: £150
Leaf-shaped, with bevelled edges and lozenge-sectioned mid-rib, socket pierced twice. 211 grams, 37.4 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection.
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