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LOT 0655
Roman Bronze Bird Brooch
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (8.86 grams, 31 mm).
Mackreth's Type 4.a.2 zoomorphic brooch in the form of a water bird, with folded wings and tail decorated with two concentric dots, catchplate and pin lug to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of an Essex, UK, gentleman collector.
From the private collection of a Colchester, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Mackreth, D.F., Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011, vol.2 p.129.
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