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LOT 0824
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.
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