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LOT 0728
Roman Bronze Punched Tabula Ansata Appliqué
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (2.5 grams, 45 mm).
Rectangular plate with trapezoidal ends, pointillé decoration.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und die Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch-Altenburg, 2017, item 68, for a tabula ansata in similar style.
FootnotesThese tabulae ansatae with pointillé decoration were used for votive inscriptions to the gods, offered on the occasion of a vow made during a situation of danger or an invocation of help to the gods. They were often used in the military field. A particularly important example is the one found in Carnuntum dedicated to Jupiter Dolichenus, offered by the centurion Titius Moderatus of the Legio XI Gemina.
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LOT 0728
Roman Bronze Punched Tabula Ansata Appliqué
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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