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LOT 0814

Roman Bronze Flying Bird Plate Brooch

2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 in. (7.79 grams, 37 mm).

Aviform brooch with ring-and-dot motifs to wings, tail and head; pin-lug, chord, pin and catchplate to underside.

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0814

Roman Bronze Flying Bird Plate Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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