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PAIR OF OSTROGOTHIC SILVER FIBULAE

$650.00

SECOND HALF OF V century A.D.

Cast fibulae in the form of horseflies with facet wings; neck accented with grooves; triangular head with projecting eyes and incised lines. Flat underside with spring mechanism and pin, catch is at the head end. Completely intact.
L. 1.8″(4.6 cm).
See: Laszlo G. The art of the Migration period.- Budapest, 1974, tab. 69, 70; Werner J. Beitrage zur Archaologie des Attila Reiches // Bayer. Acad.d.Wissenschaften Philol.-hist. Klasse.- 1956, tab.48,13; 49,4.