ROMAN BRONZE STRAP JUNCTION WITH BULL’S HEAD

Ca. AD 1 - 300. A cast bronze strap junction formed by three connected rings, surmounted by a bull’s head with short upturned horns, small ears, a ridged forelock, and large almond-shaped eyes. Two large rings extend laterally to either side, and a smaller ring hangs beneath the chin. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1980,1106.3. Size: 70mm x 60mm; Weight: 84g Provenance: From an old British collection formed in the 1990s; previously acquired in Belgium.