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LOT 0693
Roman Bone Pin Implement Group
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 - 6 1/2 in. (19.6 grams total, 9-16.6 cm).
Each with hipped and tapering shank; balustered, aviform and other finials. [5]
ProvenancePrivate collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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 pins.
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