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LOT 0912

Roman Bronze Plate Brooch

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (18 grams, 37 mm).

Comprising a chord and integral spring above a scrolled openwork plate with la Tène comma-trumpet ornament, long catch to reverse.

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.

Literature

Cf. Heeren, S. & van der Feijst, L., Fibulae uit de Lage Landen. Beschrijving, Analyse en Interpretatie van een Archeologische Vondstcategorie, Amersfoort, 2017, item NL-0454-07b-048, for a more elaborate example of the type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0912

Roman Bronze Plate Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £169

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