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Roman Tinned Bronze Galley Brooch Roman Tinned Bronze Galley Brooch Roman Tinned Bronze Galley Brooch Roman Tinned Bronze Galley Brooch Roman Tinned Bronze Galley Brooch Roman Tinned Bronze Galley Brooch
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LOT 0853

Roman Tinned Bronze Galley Brooch

2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 3/4 in. (11.9 grams, 44 mm).

Plate brooch with pin-lugs, pin and catch to reverse, formed as a galley with ramming beam in the prow, high stern and anchor below.

Provenance

Ex important German collection of brooches, 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0853

Roman Tinned Bronze Galley Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £650

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