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LOT 0979
Late Roman Bronze Dress Pin
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (11.9 grams, 93 mm).
With square-section tapering shaft, head formed as three radiating lobes with twisted ornament. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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