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LOT 0704

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

ROMAN BRONZE SUN WHEEL PLATE BROOCH
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (11.4 grams, 36 mm).

With dentilled rim, openwork radiating cured arms from a central hub;pin, pin-lugs and catch to the reverse. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
From an English collection formed before 2000.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1696.

CONDITION
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