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LOT 1630
Romano-Celtic Enamelled Bronze Dragonesque Brooch Group
ENGLAND, 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (31.2 grams total, 40 mm each).
S-shaped brooch fragment with transverse bands of enamel, head with curving ear-terminal above and looped pin; accompanied by the remains of a large enamelled bronze bow brooch with enamelled discoid stud. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Yorkshire, UK.
LiteratureCf. Hattatt, R., A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches, Oxford, 2000, p.351, fig.210.
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LOT 1630
Romano-Celtic Enamelled Bronze Dragonesque Brooch Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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