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LOT 0685
Roman Dog brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (2.5 grams, 34 mm).
An unusual copper-alloy zoomorphic plate brooch in the shape of a dog with two legs and a long tail, the body characterised by a series of horizontal grooves, raised pins to the front and back, the ones on the back probably for the attachment of the hinged pin.
ProvenanceAcquire in the 1990s.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Cf. Melchart, W., Antike Kostbarkeiten aus Osterreichischem privatbesitz, Wien, 1997, fig.47, for a similar specimen.
FootnotesThis unusual fibula was probably a provincial production. The dog was connected to the Celtic divinities and also with Silvanus, who was associated with healing, hunting, and dogs.
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LOT 0685
Roman Dog brooch
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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