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Brooch with sapphire, 1st-2nd century [d/b]

Gold brooch with sapphire [?], and the garnet, emerald and green glass paste in the frame.
Height: 6.7 cm Depth: 2.5 cm
1st-2nd century, Southern Russia

Berlin State Museums, Collection of Antiquities, 30219,1045 https://id.smb.museum/object/678922/ovale-brosche-aus-goldblech-mit-saphir

Credit: Berlin State Museums, Collection of Antiquities / Johannes Laurentius
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