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LOT 0761
Roman Enamelled Bronze Plate Brooch
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (9.15 grams, 44 mm).
Comprising a central enamelled disc with triangular lateral spurs forming a scaphoid plate, eight discoid cells to the rim, central knop; pin-lugs, pin and catch to the 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., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1199, for type.
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