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LOT 1427
Western Asiatic Silver and Bronze Dress Pin with Birds Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 5/8 in. (6.08 grams, 11.7 cm).
Comprising a silver round-section tapering shank, head formed as a pair of birds with three pierced ribbed triangular sections; bronze with round-section tapering shank, head formed as a pair of opposite facing birds with incised decoration. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex property of an Essex, UK, gentleman collector.
From the private collection of a Colchester, UK, gentleman.
Literature
See The British Museum, registration number 1880.3681.e., 1880.3711.b.
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LOT 1427
Western Asiatic Silver and Bronze Dress Pin with Birds Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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