A CELTIBERIAN BRONZE FIBULA IN THE FORM OF A HORSE, the rigid punched circle mane and tail with attached bronze rings, the front hooves in the form of the catchplate, the rear hooves perforated for insertion of the spring shaft (now missing), 4th-2nd Century B.C. | Christie's

Lot 407

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A CELTIBERIAN BRONZE FIBULA IN THE FORM OF A HORSE, the rigid punched circle mane and tail with attached bronze rings, the front hooves in the form of the catchplate, the rear hooves perforated for insertion of the spring shaft (now missing), 4th-2nd Century B.C.

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A CELTIBERIAN BRONZE FIBULA IN THE FORM OF A HORSE, the rigid punched circle mane and tail with attached bronze rings, the front hooves in the form of the catchplate, the rear hooves perforated for insertion of the spring shaft (now missing), 4th-2nd Century B.C.
2¼in. (5.7cm.) long

Lot Essay

Cf. Iberian Antiquities from the Collection of Leon Levy and Shelby White, The Spanish Institute, New York, 1993, pp. 100-101, no. 39 for the type

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