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Circa 4th century A.D. Formed as four profile horseheads emanating from a central roundel; each head with a ring-and-dot eye and chevron mouth, and incised borders to the neck; to the reverse, the pin and catchplate. Cf. Petcu, R., Swastika-shaped fibulae with horse-head decorations (Almgren 232) from the Roman period in Dobrudja (Moesia Inferior), in Studia Antiqua et Archaeologica 25(1); pp.113-122, fig.4. 14.8 grams, 40 mm (1 5/8 in.).
Acquired in the early 1990s. Ex Property of a Cambridgeshire Gentleman. Property of a Kent lady collector.
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Acquired in the early 1990s. Ex Property of a Cambridgeshire Gentleman. Property of a Kent lady collector.
[No Reserve]
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Roman Bronze Horse-Heads Plate Brooch
Estimate £50 - £70
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£5
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