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LOT 0822
Roman Bronze Military Pendant
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (4.66 grams, 46.6 mm).
Formed as a leaf with lobed scrolls above, looped suspension point with wolf-head detailing; knop finial below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Unz, C., Deschler-Erb, E., Katalog der Militaria aus Vindonissa, Militärische Funde, Pferdegeschirr und Jochteile bis 1976, Brugg, 1997, pl.50, nos.1365,1366,1371, for the type.
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