Two crescent-shaped fibulas "hilal" · Tunisia and Lybia · ID: 3049872
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Provenance
Dietrich von Reininghaus (1918-1993), Munich, GermanyDescription
silver, engraved,
(probably) Tunisia, d: 16.2 cm; w: 152 g
Libya, several unidentifiable signature stamps, one “Tripoli shield” stamp, d: 11.3 cm; g: 66 g
The engravings on “hilal” fibulas usually show a combination of bird and/or fish motifs in combination with floral and/or geometric ornaments and small sun symbols. Crescent fibulas of this type are found in Tunisia as well as (frequently) in Libya. A clear assignment can only be made on the basis of the silver stamps.
The object Two crescent-shaped fibulas “hilal” with the object ID 3049872 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 419.
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