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LOT 0675
Roman Bone Pin Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 - 5 5/8 in. (18 grams total, 7.3-14.4 cm).
Each with hipped and tapering shank; balustered and other finials; one with blue glass collar to the shank. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Crummy, N., Greep, S., Hassall, M., Henig, M., Major, H., Webster, G., Wild, J.P., Colchester Archaeological Report 2: the Roman small finds from excavations in Colchester 1971-1979, Colchester, 1983, pp.19ff., for similar.
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