Roman bronze lock bar shaped as herm
€448
available
Object number
AR2401B
Object: |
Lock bar
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Material: |
Massive bronze
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Date: |
About 2nd - 3rd century A.D.
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Description: |
Massive lock bar shaped as a herm. Hair, facial expression and other parts of herm are worked in detail. With suspension ring above the head and ring for the lock behind the feet.
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Size: |
Length 116 mm, width 32 mm
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Condition: |
Excellently preserved massive piece with nice patina. Lower part bent to the back.
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Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2017 from a traditional german auction house. Ex German private collection, acquired in the early 1980s.
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Authenticity: |
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