Roman Gilt Bronze Plate Brooch with Blue Eagle Intaglio

CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (13.8 grams, 31.7 mm).

Discoid plate brooch with concentric rings to the tondo, central cell with blue glass insert, intaglio image of a bird with one wing raised and head reversed; pin-lug and catch to reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an old West Country, UK, collection, sold at auction.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.

Literature

Cf. Bayley, J. & Butcher, S., Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study based on the Richborough Collection, London, 2004, item T271, for type.

Footnotes

The style of the bird image shows possible Sasanian influence.

CONDITION

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LOT 0761