Roman Bronze Military Belt Mount

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

1 3/8 in. (19.7 grams, 35 mm).

Composing two opposed dragonesque figures with tail and lowered head, sitting on a peltate style cut out. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.

Literature

Cf. for similar mounts (style) Appels, A., & Laycock, S., Roman Buckles and Military Fittings, Witham, 2007, pp.76-79.

Footnotes

Belt appliques and decorations change notably during the centuries of the Roman Empire. In around 2nd-3rd centuries A.D., particularly in Pannonia and in Britain, show many very Celtic orientated fittings, maybe as the result of provincial influences within the army or production systems.

CONDITION

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LOT 0676