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1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
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A Roman enamelled bronze disc attachment
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
With a central bronze boss, decorated with banded blue, red, white and green inlaid enamel arranged in concentric circles, interspersed with beaded bronze borders, the brooch with enamelled ovolo edge, with three piercings for attachment, 1 7/8in (4.7cm) diam
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
With a central bronze boss, decorated with banded blue, red, white and green inlaid enamel arranged in concentric circles, interspersed with beaded bronze borders, the brooch with enamelled ovolo edge, with three piercings for attachment, 1 7/8in (4.7cm) diam
Footnotes
Provenance:
American private collection, 1980s.
R. Hattatt Collection.
Literature:
For millefiori enamel technique disc brooches cf. R Hattatt, Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Ipswich, 1994, pp.137-144.
























