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LOT 0771
Roman Silver Openwork Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (7.74 grams, 31 mm).
A silver openwork plate brooch with four opposed scrolls, phalloi between, central recessed plaque; pin-lugs and catchplate to the reverse.
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, England.
Literature
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1624, for type.
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