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LOT 1809
Large Bronze Age Decorated Leech Brooch
10TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/4 in. (128 grams, 84 mm).
A 'sanguisuga' (leech) fibula with hollow, vertically ribbed bow; integral coiled spring and ellipsoid catchplate; substantial pin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1355, for type.
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Opening Bid: £200
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