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LOT 0780
Roman Plate Brooch Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 3/8 in. (41.3 grams total, 21-36 mm).
A group of four bronze plate brooches: a horse walking left on a corded groundline, pin lug, pin and catchplate to reverse; a lioness in a stalking posture standing on a groundline, with incised face and mane detailing; pin lug to reverse; a hare bounding right with two recessed panels to the body also in the form of hares, pin lug, pin and catchplate to reverse; whorl brooch with central ring-and-dot ornament with four arms radiating outwards, each with a beast-head terminal, pin lug and catchplate to reverse. [4]
Provenance
Acquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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