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| Item No. |
AQ0003 |
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| Work: |
Roman Officer’s
Cloak
Shoulder Buckle*
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| Place of Origin: |
Province of Roman
Empire |
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Illiricum (present Serbia) |
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Belgrade vicinity |
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| Period: |
Late Roman Empire |
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| Date of work: |
ca. 200 – 350 A.D. |
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| Medium: |
Cast bronze. |
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| Size: |
Diameter: 2-1/4" (5.7 cm)
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Height: 3/4" (1.9
cm)
Weight: 65.2 grams |
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| Description: |
A finely made circular cloak buckle,
consisting of a central dome |
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with a flat rim, with two heavy loops inside the underside concavity.
Very fine green patina. |
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| Condition: |
Excellent condition. Some earth
adhesions remaining inside |
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concave surface area. There are two small ancient cuts on the
hemisphere surface. The rim has two tiny notches due to corrosion. |
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| Provenance: |
1997 - Present: Private collection of Dr. Jan M.
Bohonek, |
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Cleveland, Ohio 1997 : Collection of John Kantymir, Antiques
& More, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
(?) – 1997: Private collection of a Professor of Archaeology in
Belgrade. He was forced to sell the artifact due to depressed economic
conditions in the region. |
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| Price: |
$250.00 US |
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| Details: |
Detail |
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Underside View |
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Another Underside View |
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*Reference:
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(1) Thomas Hope: Costumes of the Greeks
and Romans", Dover Publications, Inc., New
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York,
N.Y. (1962); pgs. 251, 256. [Unabridged republication of William
Miller’s publication Costume of the Ancients (1812). (2) John
Kantymir, Antiques & More, Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada. |
