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LOT 0588
Roman Bronze Axe Brooch
3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (9.2 grams, 37 mm).
Plate brooch with raised vertical shaft and lateral crescent blades each with notched outer edge and incised ring-and-dot motif; catch and pin to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1980s.
LiteratureCf. Heeren, S. & van der Feijst, L., Fibulae uit de Lage Landen. Beschrijving, Analyse en Interpretatie van een Archeologische Vondstcategorie, Amersfoort, 2017, item NL-0434-16a-442, for type.
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