PAIR OF ROMAN BRONZE BROOCHES Ca. AD 300 - 500. A pair of bronze brooches. The one on the left is a skeuomorphic fibula, cast in the form of an axe with a wide, flaring blade, an arched bow, and a faceted shaft. The one on the right is zoomorphic, representing a double-headed animal decorated with concentric circles. For similar see: R. Hattatt, A Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches, p. 358, fig. 217. Size: 32-35mm x 20-30mm; Weight: 23g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Austrian art market in the 1990s.