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LOT 0963
Roman Enamelled Bronze Plate Brooch
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (7.68 grams, 46 mm).
Comprising a stepped disc with carination and enamelled ring and socket to accept a stud (absent), lateral spurs; above and below a short arm with trefoil finial; pin-lugs, pin and catch to reverse.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 538, for type.
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