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LOT 0704
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]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1696.
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