A Romano-British bronze enamelled brooch
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
The bow with mould geometric decoration, inlaid with two stripes of white and yellow enamel, 3¼in (8cm) long; and seven other silver and bronze items, including three Roman bronze rings with engravings, two Roman bronze zoomorphic fibulae, a Roman silver and carnelian intaglio ring, circa 1st-4th Century A.D., and a later gilt bronze zoomorphic protome, 20mm-35mm long (8)
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
The bow with mould geometric decoration, inlaid with two stripes of white and yellow enamel, 3¼in (8cm) long; and seven other silver and bronze items, including three Roman bronze rings with engravings, two Roman bronze zoomorphic fibulae, a Roman silver and carnelian intaglio ring, circa 1st-4th Century A.D., and a later gilt bronze zoomorphic protome, 20mm-35mm long (8)
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,200
US$ 1,500 - 1,800
€1,200 - 1,400
US$ 1,500 - 1,800
€1,200 - 1,400
Footnotes
- Provenance:
The fibula: found by the owner in Hertfordshire circa 1989.
The rest: English private collection, acquired circa 1985.
Category: Antiquities
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