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LOT 1423
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
LARGE ROMANO-BRITISH BRONZE MILITARY BOSS
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (174 grams total, 74 mm wide).
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (174 grams total, 74 mm wide).
Substantial cast cupola with dimple to the apex, reverse with two ferrous attachment spikes; possibly from a field artillery piece. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Reputed to have been excavated near Viables in Hampshire at the end of the 19th century.
From the estate of the late Jennifer Simmonds.
Acquired from Jacobs & Hunt auctioneers, Petersfield, Hampshire, UK.
LITERATURE:
See Marsden, E.A., Greek and Roman Artillery. Historical Development, Oxford, 1969, for discussion.
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AUCTIONS:
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