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LOT 0143

'The Kniveton' Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Drinking Horn Rim

2ND CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (52 grams, 53 mm).

A sub-circular rim, emulating the natural shape of a cow-horn aperture, with alternating triangular inlaid cells of red and blue enamel, the lower internal socket with the remains of three fixing rivets.

Provenance

Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Kniveton, Derbyshire Dales, East Midlands, UK.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.WWID-7C901E.

Footnotes

The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) states: 'This is a find of note and has been designated: County / local importance'.

CONDITION

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Extremely Rare

LOT 0143

'The Kniveton' Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Drinking Horn Rim

Sold for (Inc. bp): £494

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