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LOT 0995
Roman Bronze Bird Brooch
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (6.31 grams, 35 mm).
A plate brooch of a bird in flight with a round cell with white enamel to each wing, hinged pin and catchplate to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, home counties, UK; acquired before 1980.
LiteratureCf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1160.
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