1st century B.C-2nd century A.D.. One tinned with central boss; one bell-shaped with glass inlay; another shaped as an amphora with remains of enamelling. Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity. A third selection of brooches from the author's collection, Oxford, 1994, figs.829, 1147; Hattatt, R., Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, fig.48. 12 grams total, 22-38 mm (7/8 - 1 1/2 in.).
The group includes an Alesia type brooch (25 B.C.-15 A.D.); a skeuomorphic plate brooch; and a possible variant of the fan-headed or radiate brooch.
Ex property of an Austrian private collector since the 1970s. [3, No Reserve]
Price realized | 55 GBP |
Starting price | 5 GBP |
Estimate | 50 GBP |