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LOT 0608
Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (15.9 grams, 26 mm).
Composed of a domed discoid body adorned with six lobes to the perimeter, enamelled cells of alternating colours; pin lug and catchplate to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in the UK in the 1980s.
Ex property of a Hampshire, UK, gentleman.
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