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LOT 0913

Roman Bronze Horse Brooch

CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 in. (11.8 grams, 35 mm).

Formed as a standing horse, the hindlegs forming crossbar, tail forming hinged pin, forelegs forming catchplate; ring-and-dot motifs to shoulders, linear detailing to the mane. [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

Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1644.

CONDITION

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LOT 0913

Roman Bronze Horse Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £111

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