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LOT 0766
Roman Bronze Dolphin Bow Brooch
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (18 grams, 40 mm).
With chord developing to a sturdy pin, carinated bow with lateral fins, recurved foot with bulb finial, long catchplate. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Coincraft, London, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a Coincraft certificate of authenticity.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1396.
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