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LOT 0761
Roman Gilt Bronze Plate Brooch with Blue Eagle Intaglio
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (13.8 grams, 31.7 mm).
Discoid plate brooch with concentric rings to the tondo, central cell with blue glass insert, intaglio image of a bird with one wing raised and head reversed; pin-lug and catch to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From an old West Country, UK, collection, sold at auction.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
Literature
Cf. Bayley, J. & Butcher, S., Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study based on the Richborough Collection, London, 2004, item T271, for type.
Footnotes
The style of the bird image shows possible Sasanian influence.
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LOT 0761
Roman Gilt Bronze Plate Brooch with Blue Eagle Intaglio
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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