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Romano-British Bronze Military Buckle with Horse Heads Romano-British Bronze Military Buckle with Horse Heads Romano-British Bronze Military Buckle with Horse Heads
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LOT 0954

Romano-British Bronze Military Buckle with Horse Heads

4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (5.02 grams, 26 mm).

Buckle loop with tremolier hatching to the shoulders (opposed dolphins?) and two addorsed horse-head spurs to the outer edge with mane detailing, punched annular eyes. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found near Finningham, Suffolk, Essex.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Appels, A. & Laycock, S., Roman Buckles and Military Fittings, Witham, 2007, item SL8.5.

CONDITION
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LOT 0954

Romano-British Bronze Military Buckle with Horse Heads

Sold for (Inc. bp): £156

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