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LOT 0645
Roman Bronze Openwork Equal-Arm Brooch
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (16 grams, 55 mm).
With a wide openwork bow, short foot to each end with a stylised face; pin lugs and pin to the reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 0645
Roman Bronze Openwork Equal-Arm Brooch
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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