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LOT 0706
Romano-British Tinned Bronze Decorated Knee Brooch
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (16.2 grams, 30 mm).
Comprising a chord housed with a horizontal sleeve with pin to the rear, deep scrolled bow with spurs to the reverse, scooped lower end and trapezoidal foot, hooked catch to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Wetwang, North Yorkshire, UK.
Acquired UK circa 2007.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1228.
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