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LOT 0728
Roman Tinned Bronze Boar Brooch
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (14.7 grams, 51 mm).
With a deep bow, the footplate formed as the stylised snout of a boar, the neck bristles formed as a band of openwork loops on the bow; hinged pin.
ProvenanceFound Essex.
Property of an Essex, UK, detectorist.
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Roman Bronze Ring with Bird in Profile
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With a flat-section hoop, rounded bezel with a large bird with long neck and spread wing in profile. 3.16 grams, 22.14 mm overall, 18.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Private collection formed since the 1940s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
