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Link to Category > antique brooches

Doves of Pliny micro-mosaic brooch

Reference #: 7921

Status: for sale

Dimensions: 1.5 by 1.75 inches

Condition: excellent, no damage whatsoever

Year: 1860-80, later safety clasp

Price: $595

Description:   Very fine micro-mosaic brooch depicting the famous Byzantine mosaic of the 'Doves of Pliny', which was found in the ruins of the Villa of Hadrian.
Brooch setting is sterling silver.
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