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LOT 1848
Romano-Celtic Bronze Toggle Group
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/8 in. (39.4 grams total, 26-35 mm).
Group of fasteners including barrel-shaped type with loop and disc finials, central bar with gusset and other types. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith H.A.C. A.G., Basel, prior 1999.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Bailey, G., Buttons & Fasteners 500 BC-AD1840, Witham, 2004, p.87, items 10.5, 10.7, and others.
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