Lot Essay
Fibulae of this type are typical of northern Greek as well as Thracian sites, and are usually found in sets of four or six. For similar examples, see no. 6 in Williams and Ogden, Greek Gold.
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A GROUP OF NORTHERN GREEK SILVER JEWELRY
Circa 4th Century B.C.
Including three fibulae, one a mirror image of the the other two, each bow-shaped with five six-bladed cog-wheel beads on the arc, the hinged catch-plate surmounted by two capstans with a stylized leaf in between, a hook at the tip of each leaf, the hinge-plate with an incised palmette, traces of the iron pin remain in all three; together with an amuletic pendant in two sleeved sections, each side with a band of wavy filligree, both ends with a filligree rosette, a dome at the center and five granulated pyramids at the outer edge, rimmed with twisted wire, each half with a double suspension loop; two knucklebone pendants, each constructed from two joined halves, wrapped with a flat wire which passes through the large suspension loop; and a necklace composed of disc-shaped beads composed of curled strips
3 1/8in. (7.95cm.) wide for the largest fibula
Circa 4th Century B.C.
Including three fibulae, one a mirror image of the the other two, each bow-shaped with five six-bladed cog-wheel beads on the arc, the hinged catch-plate surmounted by two capstans with a stylized leaf in between, a hook at the tip of each leaf, the hinge-plate with an incised palmette, traces of the iron pin remain in all three; together with an amuletic pendant in two sleeved sections, each side with a band of wavy filligree, both ends with a filligree rosette, a dome at the center and five granulated pyramids at the outer edge, rimmed with twisted wire, each half with a double suspension loop; two knucklebone pendants, each constructed from two joined halves, wrapped with a flat wire which passes through the large suspension loop; and a necklace composed of disc-shaped beads composed of curled strips
3 1/8in. (7.95cm.) wide for the largest fibula