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LOT 0676
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]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
Cf. for similar mounts (style) Appels, A., & Laycock, S., Roman Buckles and Military Fittings, Witham, 2007, pp.76-79.
FootnotesBelt 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.
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