Italic quatrefoil fibula
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AR3566-02
| Object: |
Italic quatrefoil fibula
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| Material: |
Bronze.
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| Period: |
Early Iron Age, 8th cent. BC, Italic. |
| Description: |
Bronze fibula with four spirals in one plane. So-called quatrefoil fibula or double spectacle brooch. A lozenge shaped bronze sheet covers the center of the front side. Two crossed bronze bands are attached to the rear side. A rest of corroded iron must have once been used to attach the brooch to the cloths. This fibula is a typical Italic type from the beginning of Iron Age. But variants of the type have also been found in Austria and surrounding countries. They are therefore connected to the early Hallstatt culture. |
| Dimensions: |
90mm x 88mm.
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| Condition: |
The four spirals, including the decorative sheet metal in the center, are very well preserved, with only slight bends and small cracks in the metal. On the underside, there is the remnant of an almost completely corroded iron band. Overall, very good condition for a brooch from this era.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2024 from the Swiss art market. Previously in the Swiss private collection of G. Gartmann, who acquired it from the Swiss Hartmann family collection, collection no. BR17. The founder of the collection, antiquarian Dr. Roland Hartmann (1922–2007) from St. Gallen, built an extensive collection of antiquarian books, Greek vases, and Iron Age brooches. The present piece was acquired in 1989 from Casa Serodine in Ascona, Switzerland.
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| References: |
Cf. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, object no. 1987.135.7. Cf. R. Hattatt, A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches, p. 281, fig. 140, no. 1348 (find spot: Italy). Cf. R. Heynowski, Fibeln (2012), p. 48, no. 2.2. |
| Literature: |
A very good and compact overview on the subject of ancient fibulae is given by R. Heynowski in his book "Fibeln - erkennen, bestimmen, beschreiben" (Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2012, German language).
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| Authenticity: |
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