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LOT 0665

Roman Bronze and Silver Brooch Collection

CIRCA 2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/8 - 2 1/2 in. (149 grams total, 27-65 mm).

Comprising a variety of brooch types, including openwork plate brooches; ornate trumpet brooches; a letter 'S'; a discoid plate brooch with glass centre encircled by remains of gilt punch motifs and tinned reverse; an openwork axe brooch; together with a range of other types, most decorated; all without pins. [15, No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.

CONDITION

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LOT 0665

Roman Bronze and Silver Brooch Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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