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Brooch with boar hunt
Brooch with boar hunt

Brooch with boar hunt

4th century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueSilver with gold leaf
DimensionsDiameter: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession number1976.99
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceSaid to be from Isca Silurum (Caerleon), site of a Roman fort in Wales; by 1976: with Peter Sharrer, Ancient Art, Inc., 72 Fairmount Road, Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450; purchased by MFA from Peter Sharrer March 10, 1976