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LOT 0596
Roman Bronze and Iron Artefact Collection
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 - 3 3/8 in. (50 grams total, 45-87 mm).
Comprising: ball-headed dess pin; stylus with eraser; cosmetic scoop; penannular quoit brooch with recurved ends; clout nail; leaf-shaped arrowhead; quarrel head with long tang. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference nos.A63, A64, A65, A74, A96, A97 & A107.
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