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LOT 0703

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

ROMAN ENAMELLED BRONZE MOUNT
LATE 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (8.26 grams, 40 mm).

Formed as a volute scroll with flared tail; the body filled with alternating bands of (originally) white and blue enamel, with central roundel above, tail with two further cells; suspension loop and stud to the reverse. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
From the collection of an London antiquarian, 1980s.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 511, for type.

FOOTNOTES:
The form of the mount resembles early forms of Roman plate brooches, e.g. Hattatt's item 511 of the late 1st century A.D.

CONDITION
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