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LOT 0650
Roman Bronze Brooch Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 1/4 in. (120 grams total, 33-57 mm).
Including P-shaped, knee, trumpet-derivative, crossbow and other types, some with restored pins. [12, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the German art market around 2000.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
See Bayley, J. & Butcher, S., Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study based on the Richborough Collection, London, 2004.
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