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LOT 0175
Roman Bronze Chariot Terret with Dolphins
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (82 grams, 65 mm).
Comprising a D-section hoop with shoulders formed as opposed dolphins holding in their mouths a pair of discs and median bar.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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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