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LOT 0638
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, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, items 1039, 1069, for type.
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