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LOT 0726
Roman Bronze Artefact Collection
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 3 in. (208 grams total, 17-78 mm).
Including fragments of a bronze key, belt-mount with glass insert, dress pins, Colchester type bow brooch, arm from a figurine, scabbard chape, Langton Down type bow brooch and other items. [20, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
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