ROMAN GROUP OF BRONZE MILITARY FITTINGS AND MOUNTS A mixed group of bronze fittings comprising: a flat disc with enamelled triangular and cruciform insets and remains of central boss; a cat slider in the form of a panther's head in profile with open mouth; a pelta-shaped harness pendant with bird-head detail; a long harness mount with silver and niello surface decoration; a circular repoussé mount with crescent and phallus motifs; a cast mount with enamel decoration and suspension ring. Bronze, 110 grams, silvered mount: 72 mm. Fine condition. [6] Provenance Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired before 2000. Footnotes Some with old dealer tickets indicating findspots, etc.
ROMAN GROUP OF BRONZE MILITARY FITTINGS AND MOUNTS A mixed group of bronze fittings comprising: a flat disc with enamelled triangular and cruciform insets and remains of central boss; a cat slider in the form of a panther's head in profile with open mouth; a pelta-shaped harness pendant with bird-head detail; a long harness mount with silver and niello surface decoration; a circular repoussé mount with crescent and phallus motifs; a cast mount with enamel decoration and suspension ring. Bronze, 110 grams, silvered mount: 72 mm. Fine condition. [6] Provenance Property of a Hampshire Gentleman; acquired before 2000. Footnotes Some with old dealer tickets indicating findspots, etc.
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