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LOT 0572
Roman Silver Knee Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (12.4 grams, 43 mm).
With facetted bow and chord coiled around the rear lug, pin extending to the pierced catchplate with knop finial. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1970s-1996.
Property of a North American collector.
London collection, 2016.
Literature
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1234.
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