8th-7th century BC. A small ornate silver bow-shaped fibula with integral coil and pin; seven decorated lobes evenly spaced across the arch and catch decorated with fine chain and silver granules. See Hattatt, R. Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 710 for type. 13.31 grams, 58mm (2"). Property of a European gentleman; formerly acquired on the German art market before 1980.