Lot Essay
For a complete snaffle bit see no. 26 in Mitchell, et al., Treasures of Irish Art, 1500 B.C. to 1500 A.D.
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMANO-CELTIC BRONZE MALE FIGURE
circa 3rd century a.d.
Striding forward with the right leg advanced, wearing a mantle over his right shoulder, diagonally across his torso, his right arm raised, the left thrust forward, his hair arranged in rows combed back from the forehead, the eyes with original blue glass inlays; together with a Celtic bronze section of a snaffle bit, circa 6th century A.D., cast with curvilinear spiral ornament
2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high for the first (2)
circa 3rd century a.d.
Striding forward with the right leg advanced, wearing a mantle over his right shoulder, diagonally across his torso, his right arm raised, the left thrust forward, his hair arranged in rows combed back from the forehead, the eyes with original blue glass inlays; together with a Celtic bronze section of a snaffle bit, circa 6th century A.D., cast with curvilinear spiral ornament
2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high for the first (2)