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LOT 0697

Sold for (Inc. bp): £364

ROMAN BRONZE GLADIATOR BROOCH
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (14.9 grams, 50 mm).

Plate brooch formed as an advancing gladiator with large rectangular shield, triangular helmet, gladius in his right hand; pin-lug and catch to the reverse.

PROVENANCE:
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Heynowski, R., Bestimmungsbuch Archaeologie: Fibeln, Munich, 2012, item 3.27.5, for type.

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