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LOT 0962
Silver 'L' Plate Brooch
ROMAN, 3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (4.25 grams, 24 mm).
In the form of the letter 'L' with scrolled wire within the angle and punched triangle detailing to the plate; pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Previously acquired on the London art market in the 1980s.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
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