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LOT 0973
Roman Bronze Scallop Shell Attachment Pair
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (343 grams total, 12.5 cm each).
Each composed of shell-shaped body with a D-shaped lug to reverse, the lug with tapering spike to the centre. [2]
Provenance
Private collection, Rosenheim, Germany, 1960s.
Literature
Cf. Boucher, S., Inventaire des Collections Publiques Françaises - 17 Vienne: Bronzes Antiques, Paris, 1971, items 658ff., pp.200-201.
Footnotes
This pair could have been used as a double key or door lock, based on comparison with some keys from the territory of Gaul (Boucher, 1971, pp.200-201). They comprised a strong ring with polygonal-section stem and a rectangular point.
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LOT 0973
Roman Bronze Scallop Shell Attachment Pair
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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