Romano-British Bronze Bound Bearded Captive Mount
1st-2nd century A.D. Depicted as a bearded man from the Eastern Empire, seated and naked apart from a pointed cap on his head, with rope binding the hands together and extending around the neck, feet also bound; hole through the back and side for attachment. Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 1007. 28 grams, 51 mm (2 in.).
Found Southern England. Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
Price realized | 1'000 GBP |
Starting price | 360 GBP |
Estimate | 400 GBP |