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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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0984

Large Romano-Celtic Bronze Trumpet-Whorl Chariot Mount

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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