ROMAN SILVER ANCHOR-HEADED FIBULA
Ca. 100 AD.
A silver fibula brooch with an anchor-shaped body decorated with spheres to each finial. Spring mechanism with a pin and a catch plate to the back. Good condition, a rare type. Brooches were an important element of Roman dress, used to fasten clothing but they also served as dress accessories in their own right. Thousands of different types and subtypes of Roman brooches are attested and they seem to have played an important role in Roman people's self-expression.
Size: L:52.2mm / W:32.3mm ; 31.4g
Provenance: From the private collection of a South London art professional; previously in a collection formed on the UK/European art market in the 1980s;
Estimate: GBP 150 - 300