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LOT 0681
Roman Bronze Horse Plate Brooch
2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.41 grams, 21 mm).
Formed as the foreparts of a horse in profile, with catch to verso. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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