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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.
ProvenanceEx 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.
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.
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