Ancient Roman Bronze Extremely Rare Legionary Sword Chape with a lovely Openwork Decoration

Ancient Roman Bronze Bronze Extremely Rare Legionary Sword Chape with a lovely Openwork Decoration. The conclusive part of the sheath of the sword and probably the most ornamented which practically stopped the sword of falling down. An element from the openwork ornamentation on the back part is broken, otherwise very well preserved with a lovely green natural patina. See Photo Extremely Rare Type. Size: 3,5cm. Item No. P55 Purchased by the current owner in 2014 in Austria, Wien. Collected Since: 1980's. Previous owners history: Old Austrian Private Collection. The Seller can prove that the lot was obtained legally , provenance statement seen by Catawiki. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days.