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LOT 0699
Roman Enamelled Bronze Umbonate Plate Brooch
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (9.39 grams, 37 mm).
Discoid plate brooch with slightly domed body and central boss, lateral lugs; surface divided into cloisonné cells for addition of enamel ornament; remains of catch to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx DRG Coins and Antiquities, Bishops Stortford, Essex, UK.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
Accompanied by a hand written dealer's ticket.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1065.
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