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]

Provenance

From a continental European collection.
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Mackreth, D.F., Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011, item 7513.

CONDITION

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LOT 0640