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LOT 0713
Roman Enamelled Bronze 'Tortoise' Brooch
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (9.14 grams, 37 mm).
Comprising a right-angled transverse neck, plate with scooped sides and tortoise-head finial; remains of enamel and hatching to the obverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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