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LOT 0616
Roman Bronze Double Axe-Shaped Plate Brooch
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (10 grams, 42 mm).
With vertical spine and peltoid lateral extensions with silvered surface, enamelled annular motif to the centre of each; pin and catchplate to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK art market, acquired prior to 1980.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1630.
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LOT 0616
Roman Bronze Double Axe-Shaped Plate Brooch
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
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