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LOT 0769
Roman Enamelled Bronze Axe Brooch
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.17 grams, 26 mm).
Complete with pin and catchplate to reverse; the axe decorated with blue and red enamel fill. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s.
Ex Clark collection, Dorset; UK.
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