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LOT 0761
Roman Bronze Plate Brooch Colection
2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 1/2 in. (12 grams total, 22-38 mm).
One tinned with central boss; one bell-shaped with glass inlay; another shaped as an amphora with remains of enamelling. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of an Austrian private collector since the 1970s.
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