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LOT 0500
Greek Bronze Spectacle Brooch
BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
4 3/4 in. (121 grams, 12 cm).
Formed as a single rod in two large tightly-wound domed coils with integral catch to reverse of each dome.
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 37.11.18, for similar.
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