Etruscan & Thracian Bronze Fibulae (3 pcs)
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**Originally Listed At $300**
Central Italy, Etruscan culture and Bulgaria, Northern Thrace, ca. 800 to 700 BCE. This is a fine collection of cast and forged bronze fibulas with crescent or boat shapes and coiled tips. The largest is a grand, U-shaped form with a thick body, the upper terminal curls around on itself before ending in a sizable, H-shaped catch plate. The plate is decorated with an incised V shaped lines and on the verso is a protruding panel that acted as the clasp and held a lengthy pin at one time. The other two fibula are missing their clasps as well as pins, but the remains of the coiled wire that once functioned like spring for the pin is intact. All three have a beautiful green and brown patina and are displayed in a modern Riker case. Fibulae like these were used by the Greeks, Etruscans, Romans, and other ancient people from the earliest times until late antiquity to pin garments such as togas or chitons at the shoulder. Size (largest fibula): 2.5" L x 1.75" W (6.4 cm x 4.4 cm); (Riker case): 8.75" L x 6.5" W (22.2 cm x 16.5 cm)
Provenance: private Ventura County, California, USA collection, before 2000
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#140336
Central Italy, Etruscan culture and Bulgaria, Northern Thrace, ca. 800 to 700 BCE. This is a fine collection of cast and forged bronze fibulas with crescent or boat shapes and coiled tips. The largest is a grand, U-shaped form with a thick body, the upper terminal curls around on itself before ending in a sizable, H-shaped catch plate. The plate is decorated with an incised V shaped lines and on the verso is a protruding panel that acted as the clasp and held a lengthy pin at one time. The other two fibula are missing their clasps as well as pins, but the remains of the coiled wire that once functioned like spring for the pin is intact. All three have a beautiful green and brown patina and are displayed in a modern Riker case. Fibulae like these were used by the Greeks, Etruscans, Romans, and other ancient people from the earliest times until late antiquity to pin garments such as togas or chitons at the shoulder. Size (largest fibula): 2.5" L x 1.75" W (6.4 cm x 4.4 cm); (Riker case): 8.75" L x 6.5" W (22.2 cm x 16.5 cm)
Provenance: private Ventura County, California, USA collection, before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#140336
Condition
Losses to pins and clasps on all three as shown. Surface wear, nicks and pitting throughout. Nice green patina. Displayed in a modern Riker case.
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Etruscan & Thracian Bronze Fibulae (3 pcs)
Estimate $300 - $450
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