Roman Enamelled Dog Brooch

1ST-3TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (4.23 grasms, 37 mm).

Formed as a hound running right with panels to the eye, ear and flank to accept enamel; pin and catchplate to reverse.

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, England.

Literature

Cf. Mackreth, D.F., Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011, item 11688.

CONDITION

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