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LOT 0764

Roman Silver Trumpet Whorl Brooch

2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (10 grams, 39 mm).

Plate brooch formed as an S-shaped La Tène scroll with trumpet and bulb detailing, catch and pin to the reverse.

Provenance

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late-1990s.

Literature

Cf. Heeren, S. & van der Feijst, L., Fibulae uit de Lage Landen. Beschrijving, Analyse en Interpretatie van een Archeologische Vondstcategorie, Amersfoort, 2017, item NL-0454-07b-048, for a more elaborate example of the type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0764

Roman Silver Trumpet Whorl Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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