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LOT 0791
Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Fly Brooch
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (2.94 grams, 32 mm).
With open wings and head formed as a rounded knob; pin, spring and catch to the reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 459.
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