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LOT 0703
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]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of an London antiquarian, 1980s.
LiteratureCf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 511, for type.
FootnotesThe form of the mount resembles early forms of Roman plate brooches, e.g. Hattatt's item 511 of the late 1st century A.D.
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