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LOT 0921
Romano-British Military Bronze Strap End
4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (6.89 grams, 48 mm).
Amphora-type with openwork heart to centre and scrolled handles; ferrous encrustation at attachment. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Wetwang, North Yorkshire, UK, in the early 2000s.
Acquired in the UK circa 2006.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. for similar belt elements Miks, C., Studien zur Romischen Schwertbewaffnung in der Kaiserzeit, I-II Banden, Rahden, 2007, I, fig.62 (openwork plate with heart-shaped terminal).
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