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LOT 0631
Roman Unfinished Brooch Casting
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (6.1 grams, 44 mm).
An unfinished copper-alloy brooch casting of simple fibula form, with visible seams. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 1970s.
Important European collection.
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