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LOT 0762
Roman and Other Bronze Brooch Group
2ND CENTURY B.C.-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 3 in. (69 grams total, 20-77 mm).
Including two openwork La Tène style plate brooches; Colchester type bow brooch; and other items. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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