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LOT 0745
Roman Bronze Plate Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (9.27 grams, 57 mm).
Comprising a ribbed vertical shank and ribbed crossbar with thick loop extending from each end in an arc to meet a rectangular block with punched-pellet ornament; below, a heater-shaped panel with larger and smaller punched pellets, hinged pin to reverse, open bolt catch.
Provenance
Ex important German collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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