CIRCA 2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.

Details

A ROMAN BANDED AGATE DISC-SHAPED ATTACHMENT
CIRCA 2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
With gently convex surface, the underside with hexagonal-shaped central shallow raised section with a flattened surface
3 ½ in. (9 cm.) diameter

Provenance

London art market, 1998.
with Oliver Hoare Ltd., London, 2012.

Literature

O. Hoare, Every Object Tells a Story, London, 2012, no. 51.
D. Del Bufalo, Murrina vasa: a luxury of imperial Rome, Rome, 2016, no. 61.

Exhibited

Oliver Hoare's Cabinet of Curiosities, Every Object Tells a Story, London, 6 June- 6 July 2012.

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Lot Essay

When published in 2016 it was suggested that this object was a pommel or sword hilt. The flat surface of the hexagonal raised section with wear around the edges may also suggest it might have been a vessel lid, with the raised section forming the neck, to prevent movement and provide a snug fit.

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