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LOT 0938

Roman Silver Fish Brooch

2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (4.98 grams, 38 mm).

Plate brooch formed as a fish with broad, gently curved lozengiform body, small lateral fins, chevron tail, D-shaped head with large discoid eye; the body with five rows of crescent punchmarks denoting scales; hinge-plate and catch to the reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Property of a gentleman from Vienna; from his private collection formed since 1970.

Literature

Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 616.

Footnotes

The brooch is of a type found in Britain, corresponding to Hull's type 223. The fish represented here is likely a salmon.

CONDITION
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LOT 0938

Roman Silver Fish Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £416

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