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LOT 0908
Roman Enamelled Bronze Plate Brooch
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9.21 grams, 32 mm).
Comprising eight radiating enamelled lanceolate cells with central stud; pin-lugs, pin and catch to reverse; the enamel restored.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1570, for type.
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