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LOT 0781
Roman and Celtic Artefact Group
1ST CENTURY B.C.-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 2 1/8 in. (127 grams total, 16-54 mm).
Mixed group including a cosmetic grinder bed, a fish-shaped silver plate broch, a looped rein guide, a La Tène I brooch fragment, trumpet brooch fragment and other items. [12, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired since the 1970s.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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