2nd century AD. A silver openwork plate brooch, La Tène trumpet whorl modelled in the half-round; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. Hattatt, R. Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1621 for type. 15.7 grams, 3.3cm (1 1/2"). Property of a UK gentleman; acquired from a London gallery in the late 1980s; formerly from a private European collection, formed in the 1960s and 1970s. Very fine condition.