Roman Bronze Chariot Terret Ring with Animals

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

4 in. (179 grams, 10.3 cm).

Annular in form with integral collar and wreath detailing, animal forms to the outer edge; usage wear. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Literature

See discussion in Spratling, M.G., Southern British Decorated Bronzes of the Late Pre-Roman Iron Age, Institute of Archaeology, London, 1972.

CONDITION

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