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LOT 0826
Roman Silver Knee Brooch
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.99 grams, 28 mm).
With transverse bar, D-shaped headplate, facetted piriform body, knop finial, extended catch and hinged pin to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of an Austrian private collector since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Mackreth, D.F., Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011, item 7513.
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