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LOT 1031
Roman Bronze Boar Plate Brooch
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (11.3 grams, 38 mm).
Modelled as a running boar on a baseline, catchplate and pinlugs on the reverse.
ProvenanceEx Wiltshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
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