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LOT 0923
Roman Bronze Two-Headed Sea Horse Brooch
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (9.25 grams, 37 mm).
Plate brooch with pin-lugs, pin and catch to reverse, addorsed equine heads with recesses to accept enamel. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1192, for zoomorphic type.
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