Roman Bronze / Brass Horse Fibulae (3)

Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A fine group of two cast-bronze and one cast-brass stylized horse fibulae with slender bodies, bar-shaped legs, and petite tails. The brass horse has a very thin tail as well as several stamped concentric circles. One bronze horse is missing its original pin and has incised lines denoting the hair, and the other as a high-arching neck and a stamped circular eye. Lustrous patina envelops each fibula. Size (circular eye): 1.625" L x 0.875" H (4.1 cm x 2.2 cm).

Provenance: private Davis collection, Houston, Texas, USA; [two horses] ex-Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger Auction 286 - Objects (February 5-8, 2013, lot 618); ex-private Bavarian collection; [longest tail] ex-Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger Auction 286 - Objects (February 5-8, 2013, part of lot 626); ex-private Bavarian collection

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Condition Report: One bronze horse missing original pin. All items have minor nicks to legs, heads, and bodies, minor abrasions commensurate with age, and softening to some finer details. Light earthen deposits and attractive patina throughout.