Lot 972
28 Roman bronze brooches, 1st–3rd centuries A.D.
Works of Art, Antiquities & Ancient Art | A109kua | Live auction | 1190 Lots
Description
1–10) Roman enamel brooches of varying shaped, some still with original pin. Length 1.8 cm – 6.3 cm. 11–12) Two omega brooches, one end broken off on the smaller one. Diameter 3.0 and 4.7 cm. 13–28) 16 disc brooches in a wide variety of editions, including two oval brooches with a pointed glass cabochon as well as an imitation of such a brooch made entirely of bronze, a “castel gate fibulal”, furthermore motifs featuring horses, two hares, an S with animal heads at the ends, openwork kantharos. Some still with original pin. Length 2 cm – 5 cm. CULTURAL ASSET!Provenance: Private collection from southern Germany (acquired from an estate), purchased by the father between the 1970s and 1990s on the art market in southern Germany.
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