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LOT 0799
Roman Bronze Plate Brooch Group
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/8 in. (15.5 grams total, 24-29 mm).
Comprising: rosette with central cell, pin to reverse; P-shaped plate with spring and pin; rectangular plate with triangular cells. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985. item 555; Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1570; Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 780, for type.
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