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LOT 0815
Roman Bronze Triton Mount
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (31.6 grams, 70 mm).
Long haired, human face with detailed scaly fish body, glass insert preserved in the eye, in the act of blowing to a seashell. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
Published
Bailey, G., Detector Finds 6, Greenlight Publishing, Witham, 2008, pp.93 and 96, fig.C16.47 and C16.57.
Footnotes
The Triton is in the typical position of playing an empty shell. The mount was an exceptional piece, with the eyes filled with glass, and would have decorated an ornate bowl or vessel.
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