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Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Horse and Rider Brooch Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Horse and Rider Brooch Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Horse and Rider Brooch
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LOT 0671

Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Horse and Rider Brooch

2ND CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (3.9 grams, 27 mm).

Plate brooch with cells to the horse's chest and flanks and to the rider's body, intended to accept cloisonné enamel fill, remains of a sprung pin to the reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex DRG Coins and Antiquities, Bishops Stortford, Essex, UK.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.

Accompanied by a handwritten dealer's ticket.

Literature

Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, items 1177, 1179.

CONDITION
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LOT 0671

Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Horse and Rider Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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