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LOT 0892

Roman Bronze Hair Pin

1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

4 3/8 in. (5.43 grams, 11.2 cm).

With biconvex knop finial, five radiating creases to upper face. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 285, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0892

Roman Bronze Hair Pin

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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