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LOT 0922
Roman Military Silver Knee Brooch
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (16 grams, 34.7 mm).
Of 'knee type pattern' incorporating a 90 degree bend, the front plate with additional edge-notched decoration, complete with original pin. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Ancient Art, Eastpole Farm House, London, N14, early 2000s.
From the private collection of Antony John Scammell (1937-2019).
Accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity from Ancient Art, London, UK.
Literature
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, figure 81e.
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