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LOT 0708
Roman Bronze Bird Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (7.7 grams, 35 mm).
Depicting a bird with open wings and fan-shaped tail; pin-spring and catchplate on the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Dunmow, UK, collection; formed from 1970.
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