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LOT 0715
Roman Bronze Hattatt Collection Brooch Group
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 2 3/4 in. (3 1/4 in.) (25.6 grams total, 63-70 mm (82 grams total, 85 mm high including stand)).
Comprising: an iron Alesia-type brooch with deep tapering bow, long foot with recurved integral knop, curled hinge; the type of Gaulish origin; mounted on a custom-made display panel stand with Hattatt collection description and further information on a label to the reverse; inked collection number to the reverse of the bow; the other a bronze trumpet brooch with moulded arc decorations on the head, sprung pin moving freely, tapering body with acanthus motif; horizontal ribbing and zigzag motifs, plain underfoot; retaining swivel chain loop with traces of red enamel; collection number to the reverse of the bow. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAlesia type found near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK; trumpet type found in Northamptonshire, UK.
PublishedHattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, item 1489, and Iron Age and Roman Brooches, pp. 106 & 109.
FootnotesHattatt remarks of the Alesia brooch: 'In remarkably fine condition for iron, this could well have been worn by one of the Roman invaders.'
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LOT 0715
Roman Bronze Hattatt Collection Brooch Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
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Opening Bid: £40
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