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LONDON
THREE OSTROGOTHIC FIBULAE IN THE FORM OF CICADAS
Circa 5th - 6th Century A.D.
Including an example with a triangular body decorated with a series of punched circles and flanked by a pair of pointed wings, terminating in a triangular head with protruding rounded eyes, 2.5cm long; an example with a sharply pointed head with large triangular eyes in relief and short thorax decorated with three raised ribs and triangular wings, 4.7cm long; and an example with a short triangular body, pointed wings decorated by short incised lines, terminating in a rectangular head marked with a series of diagonal incisions representing the eyes, 4.7cm long (3)
Provenance: The first from a UK collection, acquired 1989, the latter two from private UK collections.
Circa 5th - 6th Century A.D.
Including an example with a triangular body decorated with a series of punched circles and flanked by a pair of pointed wings, terminating in a triangular head with protruding rounded eyes, 2.5cm long; an example with a sharply pointed head with large triangular eyes in relief and short thorax decorated with three raised ribs and triangular wings, 4.7cm long; and an example with a short triangular body, pointed wings decorated by short incised lines, terminating in a rectangular head marked with a series of diagonal incisions representing the eyes, 4.7cm long (3)
Provenance: The first from a UK collection, acquired 1989, the latter two from private UK collections.
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Venue address
HARLEQUIN BUILDING
65 SOUTHWARK STREET
LONDON
SE1 0HR
United Kingdom
Testing Auction ZMG 14.11.18
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Auction dates
Starts:
14 Nov 2018 06:00 GMT
Ends from:
14 Nov 2018 07:28 GMT
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