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LOT 0634
Roman Bronze Brooch Group
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 in. (37.5 grams total, 32-52 mm).
Comprising: lozengiform plate brooch; Colchester-type bow brooch; trumpet-headed bow brooch; and other types. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK market, 1990s.
Property of a retired academic.
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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