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LOT 0984
Large Romano-Celtic Bronze Trumpet-Whorl Chariot Mount
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (159 grams, 83 mm).
D-shaped in section with outer ring surrounding four radiating trumpet-shaped elements with spurs connecting to the frame; two holes for mounting rivets to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex David Miller, Hemel Hempstead, London, UK.
From the private collection of a Uxbridge, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
Accompanied by a handwritten catalogue slip.
Literature
Cf. Bishop, M.C. & Coulston, J.C.N., Roman Military Equipment From the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome, London, 1993, fig.124, for Roman military equipment with decoration inspired by La Tène motifs.
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