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LOT 0633
Roman Bronze Rabbit Plate Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.81 grams, 22 mm).
In the form of a running rabbit, body with a series of incised lines for fur; pin to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1192, for type.
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