Roman Bronze Vine Leaf Horse Harness Fitting

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

2 1/4 in. (55.5 grams, 58 mm).

Mount or harness fitting in the form of a vine leaf displaying simple stylised detailing to the front face, together with a raised perforated lug and scooped plaque above; suspension loop to the reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Cambridgeshire, UK, in the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme database, record id. NMS-DA253B, for similar, identified as a harness fitting.

CONDITION

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