Large Etruscan Boat-Shaped Bow Fibula

Culture: Etruscan

Period: 8th century B.C.

Material: Bronze

Dimensions: 12 cm long

Price: Sold

Ref: 4077

Provenance: Swiss private collection Dr. R.H. (1922-2007).

Condition: Pin is broken and repaired, some chips under the bow rim, otherwise intact.

Description: Magnificent, monumental bronze fibula with a broad arching bow, open at the bottom, reminding of a boat (Navicella fibula). The bow merges from one end from a spring section with three coils into the pin. At the other end an elongated catch-plate which is slightly bent in the middle. The decoration depicts punched concentrical circles and a central rectangle with a grid pattern. Mounted.