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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.

Provenance

From a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 37.11.18, for similar.

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LOT 0500

Greek Bronze Spectacle Brooch

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

Current bid: £90 +BP*
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