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LOT 0090
Large Roman Sheet-Silver Brooch Pair
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (71.3 grams total, 15-15.2 cm).
Each formed as a figure-of-eight-shaped plaque with beaded edge and central bridge, bronze reinforcement to the reverse and ferrous attachment pin. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
Ex property of a Suffolk collector.
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Opening Bid: £222
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Fine condition.
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