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LOT 0915
Roman Bronze Fylfot Brooch
4TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1 1/4 in. (8.19 grams, 32 mm).
Plate brooch formed as a gammadion with four spurs at the hub, hinged pin and catch to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Beck, H. et al., Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, fig.112, item 20.
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