Lot 93

ANTIQUARIANS COLLECTION OF ANCIENT BRONZE FIBULAE BROOCHES
WESTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE, 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. - 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.

Antiquities and African & Oceanic Art
Auction: Antiquities - 31 July 2024 at 2pm
Estimate: £200 - £300
Description
the group consisting of; an Italic caterpillar type fibula dating to the late Bronze Age, with spiral bow and looping hinge, the pin now lost; a Roman bronze fibula in the form of a dove, dating to the second century A.D.; a bronze age bangle, a Romano-British bronze fibula of Aucissa type and a late Iron age bronze fibula adorned with concentric circles and traces of red enamelling (5)
Dimensions
largest 5.6cm
Provenance
Provenance:
Private collection, Edinburgh, formed 1920s - 1940s
