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LOT 0497
Greek Iron Spectacle Brooch with Pin
IRON AGE, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
4 1/4 in. (48.3 grams, 10.8 cm).
Formed as a single rod in two large tightly-wound coils with integral pin and catch to reverse.
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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