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fibula 1-reverse side with faux holes

Posted by Toya on August 30, 2011 at 12:40am

The holes do not go all the way through. Unfortunately someone added a pin back to this piece.

Comments

Alaa eddine SAGID August 30, 2011 at 1:16am

This is a very strange fibula

because first it bears a ram's head hallmark, an oddity south of the atlas mountains and second it seems like if the holes were drilled on a silver sheet...usually the holes are tubes making up the fibula's body
Toya August 30, 2011 at 1:22am

I was told this was purchased a long time ago by someone working in Morocco in some sort of diplomatic capacity. It came from an old estate in Carmel, California. The holes do not go through but appear on both sides.
Alaa eddine SAGID August 30, 2011 at 1:26am

then i think that this is a very early and very worn genuine worm hole one!!

The ram's head hallmark make it even more exceptionnal

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