Monday 30 October 2023
A Central European copper alloy fibula, Bronze Age, circa 10th-7th Century B.C., formed from a...
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A Central European copper alloy fibula, Bronze Age, circa 10th-7th Century B.C., formed from a single wire with an oval bow, one end extending into a triple looped coil, the third coil extending to form a tightly coiled spiral disc catch-plate, the other end coiled and bent to form a pin, 17.5cm long
Provenance: N.H. collection, Munich, Germany in the 1990s, with Harmakhis Gallery, Brussels, acquired from the above, acquired by the present owner from above in 2015
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