Romano British Sea Monster Brooch

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  • Size

    2.7cm(L) / 1"(L)

  • Condition

    Excellent

    lacks pin

  • Full Description

    Romano British bronze brooch, representing a two-headed sea monster with one head looking forward and the other looking back, the front is tinned and there are enamel cells, there is decorative hatching across the whole face.

    c.2nd century A.D.

    Reference: Mills M 84, Hattatt 1416, also an example in the Hayward collection.

    Provenance: Crouch Collection, Lockdales, 2006.

    This is a very rare brooch probably the finest known.

    ***This item will require an export licence***