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LOT 0318
Large Bronze Age Posamenteriefibel Brooch
CENTRAL EUROPE, 11TH CENTURY B.C.
11 in. (600 grams total, 28 cm high including stand).
Lacework type with large spiral disc extending to a shank and finial spring returning to form the pin; three pairs of applied wire-coil lateral decorations attached with thick rectangular bands. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Dr Guenther Wiedner, Bayern, Germany, 1980s to 2015.
Ex Gorny and Mosch, Munich, 22 July 2020, no.346.
From a private collection, Suffolk, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12889-240250.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Beck, H. et al., Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, pp.37-9; Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Berlin accession no.II. 10421.
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Bronze Age Coiled Temple Ring Pair
Koban Culture, 8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Each a flat-section rod wound into a looped bar terminating in a spiral coil at each end. 100 grams total, 78-80 mm
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Bronze Age Socketted Chisel
Central Europe, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
With a straight blade and long tubular socket; carination to the collar. 30 grams, 67 mm
Ex German collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
