Description:

Greek, Roman, or Celtic, Central Europe, ca. 800 to 400 BCE. Similar pieces are found throughout Central Europe, City-State Greece and Etruscan Italy from this time period; in central Europe it is associated with the pre-Celtic and Celtic. This brooch (also known as a fibula, depending on where found) is made from a single twisted piece of bronze wire aside from the pin, which is a separate wider piece of bronze wire. The craftwork on this piece is beautiful, as it is made from extremely fine wire. This is probably why the pin is not made of the same piece of wire as it often is with similar pieces; the wire in this particular piece would not be strong enough to act as a supportive pin. Brooches such as this piece demonstrate a broad European artistic tradition in the Bronze Age. The style began in Greece but spread west to Italy and north throughout the Balkans and as far north as Austria. Size: 4-1/4" from tip to tip, 2" diameter for each spiral, and 1" from spiral to the widest point of the pin. Provenance: Ex-private New York City collection; ex-private N. Phillips collection, NY, acquired 1980's. 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. #109047

  • Condition: Intact piece with some patina and caked dirt. The piece still has flexibility in the spiral and the pin of the brooch still fastens and unfastens with ease.

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