LATE ROMAN GOLD AND SILVER CICADA BROOCH. Ca. AD 350 - 450. A silver cicada brooch with openwork wings of scrolling interlace within elongated frames, each corner secured by a rivet. A domed head with lentoid eyes rises above a narrow gold collar of fine beaded wire. Below, a gold triangular plaque is decorated with filigree beading. The reverse is fitted with a hinge and catch. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1993.263. Size: 41mm x 32mm; Weight: 19.1g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.