Pair of Greek Spectacle Brooches

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Price £950 (GBP)

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  • Size

    5.5cm(H) x 12.5cm(W) / 2"(H) x 5"(W)

  • Condition

    Excellent

    minor surface incrustation. Working hinge.

  • Materials

    bronze

  • Full Description

    Pair of Greek Spectacle Brooches

    Late 7th Century B.C

    The "Spectacle" type of spirally wound wire with straight connecting link from top of one spiral to bottom of other, originally from Bohemia, Silesia-Poland area between 1200-1100 B.C.

    There are four types of Spectacle brooch, this piece constitutes type two, which date from eleventh century, being found in the greatest numbers in Jugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Italy and Greece, within Greece limited to no further south than Boeotia.

    Price is for pair.