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LOT 0925

Roman Silver Horse Brooch

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 in. (16.5 grams, 37 mm).

Zoomorphic bow brooch with hexagonal-section head and hinge for the pin, bow forming the horse's body and smaller bow for the neck with hatched mane; catch formed by the forelegs.

Provenance

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.

Literature

Cf. Heeren, S. & van der Feijst, L., Fibulae uit de Lage Landen. Beschrijving, Analyse en Interpretatie van een Archeologische Vondstcategorie, Amersfoort, 2017, plate 26, item 28.

CONDITION

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LOT 0925

Roman Silver Horse Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £390

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