Lot 6
6
A ROMANO-BRITISH GILDED BRONZE GEMSTONE BROOCH, of oval shape, the border decorated with concentric circles and rope pattern, set with an oval nicolo intaglio showing a female head in profile to the left (possibly Artemis), her hair dressed in a chignon at the nape of her neck, pin missing, with mount, 3rd Century A.D.

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A ROMANO-BRITISH GILDED BRONZE GEMSTONE BROOCH, of oval shape, the border decorated with concentric circles and rope pattern, set with an oval nicolo intaglio showing a female head in profile to the left (possibly Artemis), her hair dressed in a chignon at the nape of her neck, pin missing, with mount, 3rd Century A.D.
1in. (2.4cm.) long
Provenance
Found at Abbotts Ann, Hampshire

Richard Hattatt collection

Lot Essay

PUBLISHED:
R. Hattatt, Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, no. 1648

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