Roman Pair of Chariot Decorations

(Bronze, cornucopia: 690 grams, 16 cm; pipes: 650 grams, 16 cm.).

Circa 2nd century AD. A pair of cast bronze chariot fittings in the form of decorative hooks: each emerging from a flower, the upper body of a cupid with elaborate hair and full face, one with a cornucopia and the other panpipes; traces of silvering to the eyes; supplied with custom-made stands. [2]

Provenance

Ex Hirsch Antiquities sale 270, Munich, Lot 440.

CONDITION

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LOT 246

Roman Pair of Chariot Decorations

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,508

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