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Artefact Spectacle Brooch Bronze Age, First Millennium BC
Price:$1,016
$1,313.67List Price
About the Item
- Dimensions:Height: 3.94 in (10 cm)Diameter: 5.12 in (13 cm)
- Style:Prehistoric (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:3000 BC
- Condition:Broken and reconnected in the middle of the loop, otherwise exceptionally preserved with a fine and authentic patina of age.
- Seller Location:Antwerp, BE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU931812715121
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