A LARGE BRONZE AGE ITALIC SPECTACLE BROOCH, CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY BC A LARGE BRONZE AGE ITALIC SPECTACLE BROOCH, CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY BC A LARGE BRONZE AGE ITALIC SPECTACLE BROOCH, CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY BC

A LARGE BRONZE AGE ITALIC SPECTACLE BROOCH, CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY BC

Reference: ART600191

A substantial bronze spectacle brooch or fibula safety pin, formed as two large tightly-wound coils with figure-of-fourteen-shaped intermediate coils; a catchplate to the reverse with pin.
Length: 16.5 cm.
Weight:166 grams.

CONDITION
Fine condition.

PROVENANCE
Munich private collection in the 2000s, formerly in an old collection in the 1980s.