Romano-Celtic Bound Captive Toggle

2nd-3rd century AD. A bronze Marcoman warrior applique depicting a seated Germanic prisoner, the body gathered with his hands bound to the front with heavy chains, dressed in tunic and breeches, with fur cloak on his shoulders, long hair and beard, probably part of a scene of Roman victory over the Barbarians. Similar specimen in Rolland H., Bronze Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, p.102, no.188. 37 grams, 37m (1 1/2"). From a private Netherlands collection; previously in an old collection since before 1980. The representation of Germanic warrior prisoners began on military appliques from the 1st century AD, especially in the shape of mounts for horse breast protections (Baltea), and spread especially during the Marcomannic Wars of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius; this applique points to the representation of a Marcoman Warrior, compared with the representation of the same Barbarian typology as figured on high Roman monuments, like the Sarcophagus of Portonaccio in the Museo Nazionale Romano.
Condition Report: Fine condition.