Bidspirit auction | CELTIC INLAID BRONZE BROOCH HEAD

CELTIC INLAID BRONZE BROOCH HEAD OF BULL SHAPED - Ca. 100 BC - AD 100 .A pretty example of one of the most distinctive artefact types from the interplay of Roman and Celtic culture: a bronze brooch with inlaid enamel in red, yellow, blue, and green. The brooch is in the shape of a bull's head with a central red heart on the muzzle. On the back there would once have been a pin and clasp to fasten it.Size: 35mm x 33mm; Weight: 12gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.