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THBMatched Pair Roman 12K+ Gold Fibulas - 10.4 g
Lot 33
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
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2018-06-20 10:00:00
2018-06-20 10:00:00
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- Lot Description
Greece, especially northern Greece, Classical period, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A very rare pair of gold fibulae - the arched forms comprised of 12K+ gold and the pins comprised of 18K+ gold. These delightful brooches present arched forms adorned by three flanged bulbs with collar borders, twin facing palmette plaques flanking the hinge of the pin, and a curved catchplate with incised borders and twin large granules at one end. The pins remain, and one still moves a bit. Size: larger fibula measures 1.375" W (3.5 cm), though they are nearly the same size; 1.875" H (4.8 cm) on included custom stand. Weight: 10.4 grams.
Fibulae were brooches used to fasten or pin garments such as cloaks by various ancient cultures. In addition to being functional - taking the place of straight pins used during the Neolithic and Bronze Age - these accessories were quite decorative. Although buttons would eventually replace them, the safety pins that we use today may be understood as rather pedestrian descendants of these forms.
These fibuale are quite special One fibula cast from gold is quite rare; however, a matched pair is even rarer!
See a very similar example, though made of silver, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254711
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#133311Normal surface wear commensurate with age - a few tiny casting flaws. Surprisingly, both pins, though showing some bending at the ends, have survived, and the pin of one still shows a small range of motion.Condition
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