LOT 2465 Roman Gilt Silver Shield-Shaped Phalera
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2nd-3rd century AD. A group comprising: a sheet silver ellipsoid phalera with parcel-gilt repoussé detailing of a military shield including a median vertical rib with triangular wings to the umbo, two parcel-gilt laurel wreaths with bows, pointillé outer band replicating the stitched edge of the shield, rolled rim; two fragments of a similar type. See Appels, A. and Laycock, S., Roman Buckles and Military Fittings, Witham, 2007; also D’Amato, R. and Sumner G., Arms and Armour of the Imperial Roman Soldier: From Marius to Commodus, 112 BC-AD 192, London, 2009. 93 grams total, 9-17cm (3 1/2 - 6 3/4"). Property of an Essex collector; acquired on the UK art market; formerly in an early 1990s private collection; accompanied by an academic report by Dr. Raffaele D’Amato. Phalerae were military decorations, usually discoid and made in sheet metal. If awarded to an individual, they were mounted on leather straps worn over the body armour; if awarded to a cohort, they appeared attached to the vexillum unit standard. [3, No Reserve]
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