7th-6th century B.C.. Formed from a single square-section filament rolled into two 'spectacle' discs; one of the spirals terminating in a long pin, the other in a hook serving as the catchplate; openwork figure-of-eight at the centre; pin present broken, coils separated. Cf. Cassani, S., Art of the Italic People from 3000-300 B.C., Naples, 1993, p.295, no.188, for similar. 159 grams, 17 cm (6 5/8 in.).

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.)