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LOT 1757
Gothic Bronze Radiate-Headed Brooch
LATE 5TH-EARLY 6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (17.5 grams, 61 mm).
Comprising: D-shaped headplate and seven radiating lobes, flat ribbed bow, lozengiform footplate with piriform finial, pin-lug and catch to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of an Essex, UK, gentleman collector.
From the private collection of a Colchester, UK, gentleman.
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