Roman Enamelled Bronze Mount

LATE 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (8.26 grams, 40 mm).

Formed as a volute scroll with flared tail; the body filled with alternating bands of (originally) white and blue enamel, with central roundel above, tail with two further cells; suspension loop and stud to the reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of an London antiquarian, 1980s.

Literature

Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 511, for type.

Footnotes

The form of the mount resembles early forms of Roman plate brooches, e.g. Hattatt's item 511 of the late 1st century A.D.

CONDITION

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LOT 0703