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LOT 0886

Roman Enamelled Bronze Eagle Plate Brooch

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (2.64 grams, 26 mm).

Aviform plate with enamel-filled cells to body and wing, remains of catch and pin-lug to reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.

Literature

Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 617, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0886

Roman Enamelled Bronze Eagle Plate Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £98

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