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LOT 0714
Roman Enamelled Bronze Plate Brooch Group
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 3/8 in. (20.45 grams total, 27-34 mm).
Comprising: discoid type with central trumpet-shaped stud, enamelled cells, pin and catch to reverse; conical type with carinated rim, central stud, triangular cells for enamel inlay. [2]
Provenance
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, items 1039, 1069, for type.
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LOT 0714
Roman Enamelled Bronze Plate Brooch Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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