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LOT 0679
Roman Legionary's Grave Goods
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 13 3/4 in. (418 grams total, 1.1-35 cm).
Suite of military fittings including a large part of a bent gladius, Polden Hill type brooch, belt plate with scrolls to the loop, various buckles and armour attachments for lorica segmentata. [24]
Provenance
From a West Country collection, 1940s.
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