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LOT 0765
Roman and Other Artefact Group
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/2 in. (4.37 grams total, 14 mm each).
A pair of decorative artefacts comprising: a gold flat-section openwork disc with filigree annulets and pellets; a domed silver-gilt 'stud' with striptwist borders and pellet granules, set with a possible garnet stone at the apex. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Essex gallery, early 2000s.
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