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ROMAN BRONZE KEY HANDLE IN THE SHAPE OF A HAND HOLDING FRUIT
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (157 grams, 10.1 cm).
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (157 grams, 10.1 cm).
Formed as a lady's right hand with thumb and forefinger extended to hold a grape; iron shank to the wrist.
PROVENANCE:
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 285, for hairpin of a similar form.
