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LOT 0592

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.

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 1007.

CONDITION

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LOT 0592

Roman Bronze Bound Captive Toggle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £202

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