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LOT 0560
Large 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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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 0560
Large Greek Geometric Bronze Spiral Fibula
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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