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LOT 0829
Roman Bronze Animal Weight Group
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 3/8 in. (35.3 grams total, 25-36 mm).
Comprising: a bull-head amulet with socket to the brow to accept a cabochon; swan with head turned back to meet the wing. [2]
Provenance
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. Megaw, J.V.S., ‘A bronze bull’s head in Glasgow and its Affiliations’ in Proceedings of the society of Antiquarians in Scotland, Edinburgh, 1957-1958, vol.XCI, pp.179-182, pl.XCI, for a similar bull’s head amulet.
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LOT 0829
Roman Bronze Animal Weight Group
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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