A large 'spectacle' fibula. The fibula is finely patinated, with etched decoration around the central and outer spirals, each spiral terminating in tight coils and joining the two spirals.
Supplied with a purpose made metal stand.
 
Central European Bronze Age: Circa 11th-7th century BC.
 
Very fine condition: Good stable metal with rich green patina. A superb example.
Width 16.5 cms (6.5 ins)
 
Provenance: With Maurice Braham; With Nicholas Wright, acquired from the above in the 1980s; With Finch & Co, London; Acquired in 2016 from the above.
 
Literature: Harvard Art Museum, accession no. 1952.15, for a parallel. Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no. 37.11.18, for a parallel.