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Lot 236*

1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A European bronze fibula
Hallstatt Period, circa 8th-6th Century B.C.
Composed of a flattened circular wire spiral extending in a double loop to form a leaf-shaped plate decorated with a punched curved design interspersed with repoussé dots, with spring shaped hinge extending as an elongated pin at the back, 7¼in (18.5 cm) long, mounted

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Provenance:
The Cyrus Collection. Property of Fay Safani, New York.
Acquired in the 1960s.

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