A ROMAN BRONZE CHARIOT FITTING
circa 2nd century a.d.
Cast with a tapering six-sided shaft, an arm on either side in the form of the neck and head of a duck, with stippling for the feathers, the shaft flaring into a foliate collar from which emerges the head of a griffin, with upright pointed ears, a ridged crest and curved beak, its fur incised
6 in (15.2 cm) high