Roman Bronze Horse Plate Brooch

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 in. (14.5 grams, 34 mm).

Formed as a horse grazing on a baseline with shaggy mane and looped tail; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex David Miller, Hemel Hempstead, London, UK.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.

Accompanied by a hand written ticket.

Literature

Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1185, for type.

CONDITION

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