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LOT 0921
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
ROMAN BRONZE PLATE BROOCH COLLECTION
1ST CENTURY B.C-2ND CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 1/2 in. (12 grams total, 22-38 mm).
1ST CENTURY B.C-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]
PROVENANCE:
Ex property of an Austrian private collector since the 1970s.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity. A third selection of brooches from the author's collection, Oxford, 1994, figs.829, 1147; Hattatt, R., Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, fig.48.
FOOTNOTES:
The group includes an Alesia type brooch (25 B.C.-15 A.D.); a skeuomorphic plate brooch; and a possible variant of the fan-headed or radiate brooch.
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TimeLine Auctions follows a rigorous vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
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