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	Reference: PL5 / Cat. No. Period: Roman Origin: Central Italy Date: 100 – 300 AD Description: Formed as pine-cone. Central pierced suspension lug. Manufacture: Mould made. Condition: Top of suspension lug missing. Notes: Cf. Schäfer, 71; BMC II, Q1438; Buchi, 1591; Gualandi Genito, 513-5; Kirsch, 435-7; Menzel, 507; Clark Collection, Ripon College, Wisconsin, EC.53.96; Harvard, 1977.216.3058; (bronze) BMC IV, Q3611-2. Comments: A popular motif in the Graeco-Roman world, the pine-cone symbolised fecundity and regeneration.
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