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LOT 0691

Roman Bronze Knee Brooch

2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 in. (20.5 grams, 35 mm).

Comprising a chord in a horizontal sleeve with pin to the rear, deep scrolled bow with spurs to the reverse, scooped lower end and trapezoidal foot, hooked catch to reverse; light linear ornament to flared shank. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Dorchester, Dorset, UK, in 1971.
Ex UK art market.
From the private collection of a Leicestershire, 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. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1228.

CONDITION
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LOT 0691

Roman Bronze Knee Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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