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LOT 0563
Large Villanovan Bronze Brooch Fragments
CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
3 1/2 - 3 3/4 in. (80.2 grams total, 88.7-95.5 mm).
Comprising a large convex bow decorated with deep grooves, and a fragment of a convex footplate, likely from the same brooch. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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