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LOT 0701
Roman Animal Brooch Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 1 3/4 in. (36 grams total, 34-43 mm).
A group of five copper-alloy animal brooches, comprising: a peacock with feather and head detailing; leaping hound in profile right; openwork horse standing right, pin lug and pin to reverse; frog with large circular eyes, pin lug, pin and catchplate to reverse; lion running right with remaining enamel detailing, pin lug, pin and catchplate to reverse. [5]
Provenance
Acquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
Literature
Cf. Hattatt, R., A Visual Catalogue of Richard Hattatt's Ancient Brooches,Oxbow Books, 2000, pp.359-363, for similar types.
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