CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
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AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE MIRROR
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Engraved with a figure of winged Lasa, rim chipped, handle repaired, 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) long; an Italic bronze boat-shaped fibula with long catch-plate, the curving bow with engraved linear decoration, pin missing, circa 7th Century B.C., 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) long; a bronze spirally twisted torque, 7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) diam.; a bronze spiral armlet, 41/8 in. (10.4 cm.) long; a coiled bronze finger ring with seven spirals, 7/8 in. (2.4 cm.) long; another bronze ring with two spirals and a curled terminal, ¾ in. (1.9 cm.) across inner hoop; a coiled bronze bracelet, 3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) diam.; another bronze ribbed bracelet, 27/8 in. (7.3 cm.) diam.; a bronze spirally ribbed earring, all circa 1st millennium B.C.; a Roman bronze strap-end; a lead rosette disc with attachment loop behind; a bronze dagger with rope-pattern at top of blade, 9½ in. (24.2 cm.) long; and two modern Syrian bracelets (14)
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Engraved with a figure of winged Lasa, rim chipped, handle repaired, 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) long; an Italic bronze boat-shaped fibula with long catch-plate, the curving bow with engraved linear decoration, pin missing, circa 7th Century B.C., 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) long; a bronze spirally twisted torque, 7¼ in. (18.4 cm.) diam.; a bronze spiral armlet, 41/8 in. (10.4 cm.) long; a coiled bronze finger ring with seven spirals, 7/8 in. (2.4 cm.) long; another bronze ring with two spirals and a curled terminal, ¾ in. (1.9 cm.) across inner hoop; a coiled bronze bracelet, 3¼ in. (8.3 cm.) diam.; another bronze ribbed bracelet, 27/8 in. (7.3 cm.) diam.; a bronze spirally ribbed earring, all circa 1st millennium B.C.; a Roman bronze strap-end; a lead rosette disc with attachment loop behind; a bronze dagger with rope-pattern at top of blade, 9½ in. (24.2 cm.) long; and two modern Syrian bracelets (14)
Provenance
Two ink inscribed old collection labels of "John Walther, West House, Easbourne" refer to a fibula and bronze torques being "found at Capua, Italy".
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