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LOT 0640
Roman Silver Knee Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.67 grams, 26 mm).
With transverse bar, D-shaped headplate, D-section body, sleeve finial, extended catch and hinge to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a continental European collection.
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Mackreth, D.F., Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011, item 7513.
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LOT 0640
Roman Silver Knee Brooch
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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