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LOT 0847
Roman Bronze Trumpet-Derivative Brooch
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (29.3 grams, 58 mm).
Substantial D-section bow with flared upper section and fan-shaped head, ribbed ledge below the equator and scooped foot with lateral wings and ball finial; hooked catch to rear, hinged pin intact. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Literature
Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 443.
Footnotes
The brooch lacks the loop at the apex of the head which is characteristic of true trumpet brooches; its hinged pin did not require this feature which originates in the coiled spring mechanism.
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