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Early Native Italian "Boat" Fibula
Circa 8th-7th Century BC
Description: This popular type of late Bronze Age brooch is of
single piece construction with a wide boat-shaped bow, double spring coil,
catchplate and pin. Typical of the type, the bow id hollowed and etched on
the front with two thin grooves.
Length: 2 in. (5 cm)
Condition: The pin is now broken.
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of important European collector/dealer Heidi Vollmoeller, acquired in 1978.
Reference: See Ancient and Romano-British Brooches (UK 1982 by Richard Hattatt, no. 200 for the type.
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