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LOT 1346
Roman Enamelled Bronze Umbonate Brooch
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (24.13 grams, 39 mm).
With domed body and central boss, lateral lugs to rim (two pierced); surface divided into cloisonné cells to accept enamel ornament; remains of catch to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1980s.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1065.
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LOT 1346
Roman Enamelled Bronze Umbonate Brooch
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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