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LOT 0565
Late Roman Bronze Triangular Belt Mount with Scrolls
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (5.57 grams, 58 mm).
Triangular with dense block of floral-scroll motifs, beaded borders; pierced at the angle for attachment. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection formed in the 1990s.
Acquired from a central London gallery.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Arena, M.S., Delogu, P., Paroli, L., Ricci, M., Saguì, L., Vendittelli, L., Roma, dall’antichitá al Medioevo, archeologia e storia, Milano, 2001, nos.I.3.6a-e, for similar belt elements.
Footnotes
By the second half of the 4th century, broad Roman military belts were decorated with chip-carved mounts and plates. The fittings were realised by punching or by chip carving different patterns and motifs.
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