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LOT 0801
Roman and Byzantine Bronze Artefact Collection
3RD-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 3 1/2 in. (43 grams total, 32-91 mm).
Comprising of a large bow brooch, small brooch formed as a bird with folded wings and wide expanding tail, two buckle plates with stylized zoomorphic creature. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the stock of a former UK antiquarian, acquired at trade fairs and from private collection formed in the 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Europe.
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