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LOT 1030
Roman Bronze Armour Double Fastening Hooks
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (19.6 grams total, 64-66 mm).
Each a scrolled bar formed as a serpent or other animal with stylised geometric detailing; attachment perforations to both terminals. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market, 1980s-1990s.
LiteratureCf. Bishop, M.C. & Coulston, J.C.N., Roman military equipment, from the Punic wars to the fall of Rome, London, 2006, p.96, fig.51,3 for similar.
FootnotesIn the 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D., the Celtic fastening system of the ring mail armour (gallica, lorica ferro aspera) became the standard in the Imperial Roman army, with a pivot attached to the breast and hinged to the edges of the humeralia (shoulder guards). The chest fastener had various different designs. The double hooks, S-shaped and usually with snake-head terminals, were secured by a central rivet on the chest. The system allowed excellent freedom of movement, giving greater protection to the shoulders and the arms. Similar fasteners for infantry mail have been found on the Kalkriese battlefield, some of them also decorated with niello and inscribed with the name of the soldier.
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LOT 1030
Roman Bronze Armour Double Fastening Hooks
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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