Bidspirit auction | Roman Key with Eagle Handle

Roman Key with Eagle Handle - 2nd-4th century AD A key with iron shank and bits, bronze handle formed as a perching eagle above a square-section column with stepped base. 33 grams, 77mm (3”). Fine condition. Provenance From an East London collector; previously in a collection formed between 1990-2000. Literature Cf. Pall, M. Schlüssel und Schlösser, Graz, 2012, item 5658 for type.