Large Roman Bronze Belt or Horse Harness Fasteners

3RD CENTURY A.D.

5/8 - 7/8 in. (118 grams total, 15-23 mm).

Comprising rivets, two flat discs connected with a round-section shaft type, one flat and one D-section raised disc connected with a round-section shaft type, one with a domed incised disc and one with a D-shaped bottom. [9]

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. for similar rivets of Flavian Age Radman Livaja, I., Militaria Sisciensia, Finds of the Roman military equipment in Sisak in the holdings of the archaeological Museum in Zagreb, Zagreb, 2004, cat.301-305.

CONDITION

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LOT 1237