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Roman Tinned Bronze Mainz-Type Gladius Sword Chape Roman Tinned Bronze Mainz-Type Gladius Sword Chape Roman Tinned Bronze Mainz-Type Gladius Sword Chape
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LOT 0277

Roman Tinned Bronze Mainz-Type Gladius Sword Chape

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

3 1/4 in. (11.84 grams, 83 mm).

Triangular in plan with repoussé ornament; outer frame with bands of pellets enclosing decorative panels: above, acanthus scrolls with tendrils emanating from a central vase; in the middle, openwork cross with acanthus scrolls; in the base, a pelta and other motifs; three fixing holes at the upper edge, apex absent; inked '693' notation.

Provenance

Ex Wiltshire, UK, collection, 1990s.

Literature

Cf. for a similar chape, Miks, Studien zur Römischen Schwertbewaffnung in der Kaiserzeit, I-II Banden, Radebeul, 2007, pl. 193, no.A699.

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LOT 0277

Roman Tinned Bronze Mainz-Type Gladius Sword Chape

Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)

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 £75 (EUR 87; USD 101) +BP*

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