ROMANO-BRITISH BRONZE PEACOCK PLATE BROOCH Circa 2nd century AD A silvered bronze plate brooch in the form of a peacock with segmented breast, wing and trailing tail, the eye a ring-and-dot motif; on the reverse the pin and catchplate still present. Bronze, 3.22 grams, 22 mm (4/5"). Very fine condition, complete with pin. [No Reserve] Provenance Private UK collection, by descent from the vendor's father, a metal detectorist, who formed his collection in the 1970's-1980's, from his own finds and by buying from a shop in Cambridgeshire, owned by Alan Fordham. Part of this collection was previously sold at Bonham's Antiquities sale 17855, 6 October 2010, Lot 199. Literature See zoomorphic plate brooches in Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity , pages 224-252.
ROMANO-BRITISH BRONZE PEACOCK PLATE BROOCH Circa 2nd century AD A silvered bronze plate brooch in the form of a peacock with segmented breast, wing and trailing tail, the eye a ring-and-dot motif; on the reverse the pin and catchplate still present. Bronze, 3.22 grams, 22 mm (4/5"). Very fine condition, complete with pin. [No Reserve] Provenance Private UK collection, by descent from the vendor's father, a metal detectorist, who formed his collection in the 1970's-1980's, from his own finds and by buying from a shop in Cambridgeshire, owned by Alan Fordham. Part of this collection was previously sold at Bonham's Antiquities sale 17855, 6 October 2010, Lot 199. Literature See zoomorphic plate brooches in Hattatt, R. Brooches of Antiquity , pages 224-252.
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