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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]

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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LOT 0704

Roman Bronze Sun Wheel Plate Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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