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LOT 0622
Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Hen Brooch
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (7.5 grams, 35 mm).
Modelled in the half-round with stylised eye and feather detailing, remains of polychrome enamelling; partial remains of pin lug and catchplate. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound South Humberside in the 1970s.
Acquired before 2000.
Ex private collection, Hertfordshire, UK.
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