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LOT 1641
Frankish Bronze Radiate Brooch
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9 grams, 30 mm).
Triangular head-plate with three radiating knops, shallow keeled bow and ribbed footplate; springed pin and catchplate to the reverse.
Provenance
Ex important German collection of brooches, 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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