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LOT 0577
Roman Bronze Swastika Mount
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (32.4 grams, 49 mm).
The gammadion design created from an openwork square-shaped plate; semi-circular suspension loop to centre reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the EU art market around 2000.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
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