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THBPair Huge Gepidic Silver Fibulae, ex-Christie's
Lot 47a
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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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- Lot Description
**Originally Listed At $2500**
Europe, Migration Period, Gepids, Eastern Europe, ca. 500 to 550 CE. A matching pair of massive silver (55% pure, 35% copper, hence the green patina) fibulae. Each has a trapezoidal headplate with applied columnar forms on each vertical side and a zoomorphic head form projecting from the top. The flat central face of each suggests that these items once had gilding or some other decorative program that has since been lost - perhaps glass or stone. Each also has a short, curved bow and a long, spatulate footplate. A small pin on a coiled spring is on the back for attachment. Size: 3.55" W x 9.9" H (9 cm x 25.1 cm); 12.2" H (31 cm) on included custom stand; 234.6 grams total weight
The Gepids are one of the least known of the Germanic tribes who roved Europe during the period after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, leaving behind very little literary evidence. Only Procopius, writing in the 6th century Byzantine Empire, mentions them, and there it is in conjunction with the Goths. Limited coinage and some fabulous pieces of jewelry like these, much of it found in Romania, are all that remain of them today.
Here is their listing at Christie's New York in 1999 for $8050: https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-large-pair-of-gepidic-silver-fibulae-1520077-details.aspx?from=salesummary&pos=101&intObjectID=1520077&sid=c6acf991-bb41-40c3-b18b-f99f21742c43
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Christie's, New York (June 4, 1999, lot 176); ex-Roy Tanfield, Jr. collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1980s
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#146228Lower end of one is repaired. Upper part of both are repaired. Repairs are well done and unobtrusive. Protective plastic coating has been used on the backs of both to hold them together. Small losses from lower peripheries on both. Dark patina on front and a more green patina on the back.Condition
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