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LOT 0876
Roman Bronze Bound Captive Toggle
LATE 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (35 grams, 40 mm).
Depicted as a male seated and naked with rope binding the hands together; pierced vertically at the shoulders; probably a sliding mount for a thong or cord.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 1007.
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LOT 0876
Roman Bronze Bound Captive Toggle
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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