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LOT 0559
Roman Bronze Enamelled Plate Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (2.98 grams, 29 mm).
Complete with sprung pin and catchplate to reverse; the rectangular plate with reserved scroll decoration on enamelled fields. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePart of a collection formed in the 1970s-1980s.
Ex private UK collection.
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