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LOT 0354
Large Bronze Age Spectacle Brooch
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 in. (497 grams, 20.2 cm).
Formed as two large tightly-wound coils; similar verso with pin absent.
ProvenanceEx Surrey, UK, collection, 1980s.
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Opening Bid: £100
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Acquired on the German art market, 2000. Private collection, Europe. -
Bronze Age to Post Medieval Artefact Group
4th millennium B.C.-20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Bronze Age Coiled Ring
Central Europe, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Formed from a round-section rod with tapered ends wound in a tapering coil. 23.16 grams, 30.14 mm overall, 18.98 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
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