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LOT 0601
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
ROMAN SILVERED BRONZE DOUBLE DOLPHIN BROOCH
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (13.3 grams, 32 mm).
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (13.3 grams, 32 mm).
With openwork body formed as two dolphins leaping in tandem, with simple detailing to the fins; on the reverse pin lug and catchplate. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1641.
FOOTNOTES:
Twin dolphin brooches were found in Wiltshire, but they are more typical of the Roman territory of Pannonia, The hinge was usually placed below the bodies towards the tails, so that when worn win the pin point uppermost the dolphins faced upwards instead of downwards.
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