Inv. n°: MMoCA508

Roman Imperial Bronze Decorative Plaque from Antioch in Pisidia

Heavy round cast bronze plaque, with signum within distyle 'aedicula' with arched pediment. S R ('Senatus Romae') flanking 'aedicula'. All within stylized wreath consisting of three concentric sections of zig-zag patterns. Rough green patina with a few light scrapes on the reverse, slightly bent. This heavy plaque was used to decorate some Roman military object, possibly the sacellum that housed the legion's signa. The S R inscription is characteristically associated with the Roman colonia of Antioch in Pisidia.

Ø 18.3 cm

c. 3rd century AD

Bronze

Provenance

  • Acquired at Classical Numismatic Group, London, 5th January 2010, lot 1398

Publications

  • Triton XIII, 6th January 2010, Sessions 3 & 4, p. 86, lot 1398

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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