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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]

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 589.

CONDITION

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LOT 0734

Roman Bronze Star-Shaped Plate Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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