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| Romano-British bronze fibula of a bounding hare with enamel inlays |  |
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The head is thrust forward with the long ears trailing behind. A circle of enamel set with a central bronze dot indicates the eye. The contours of the body are emphasized by an inlaid cell of enamel set with four dots of bronze.
Gallo-Roman. c. 2nd century AD Cf. Richard Hattatt, 'Iron Age and Roman Brooches', Oxford 1985, no. 614, fig. 70, pp. 172-173, for similar examples. Provenance. Found in Wiltshire |
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