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LOT 0942
Roman Bronze Chariot Fitting
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (124 grams, 75 mm).
Rectangular bail, topped with two ball-shaped elements and a buckle with volutes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Hampshire, UK, gentleman.
LiteratureCf. Boube-Piccot, C., Les bronzes antiques de Maroc, III, Les chars et l’attelage, Rabat, 1980, nos.413 (Banasa), for a similar element.
FootnotesThis is likely a chariot element. It may be a buckle for attaching the girth of the draft horse, or a mount for passing the yoke straps.
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