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LOT 1257
Roman Engraved Bronze Flying Bird Brooch
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (7.69 grams, 31.7 mm).
Modelled as a bird in flight with raised head, outstretched wings and fanned tail, fine engraving to the body; attachment loop and catchplate to the reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. Hammond, A., Benet's Artefacts of England & the United Kingdom, Fourth edition, Coggeshall, 2021, item R07-0510.
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LOT 1257
Roman Engraved Bronze Flying Bird Brooch
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £167
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Opening Bid: £5
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