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LOT 0695
Roman Bronze Bird Brooch
MID 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (7.9 grams, 42 mm).
Mackreth's Type 4.a.2 zoomorphic brooch in the form of a water bird, with folded wings and tail outlined with dots, transverse bands to the rear body, remains of a catchplate and pin lug to the reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found whilst searching with a metal detector near Bottisham, East Cambridgeshire, UK, on Friday 13th December 2024.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-9DEECA.
Literature
Cc. Mackreth, D.F., Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011, vol.2, p.129.
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