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LOT 0543
Gallo-Roman Large Celtic Enamelled Boss Pair
2ND CENTURY AD
9 1/2" (386 grams total, 24cm overall).
A matched pair of bronze bridle or harness fittings, each a convex disc with substantial ring to the reverse, enamelled ornamented face comprising a central rosette, bands of opposed wave-patterns, radiating petals, band of palmettes and fronds; mounted on a custom-made stand. [2]
ProvenanceProperty of an English gentleman; formerly in a UK collection formed 1970s-1990s.
LiteratureSee Müller, F. Art of the Celts 700BC-AD700, Stuttgart, 2009, item 34 for technical similarities in decoration.
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