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LOT 0734
Roman Bronze Star-Shaped Plate Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (12.1 grams, 42 mm).
With enamelled central panel to obverse, fronds and scrolls, studs to the arms. [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., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 589.
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