BRONZE COAT HOOK Roman art, circa 1st century AD Beautiful hemispherical bowl engraved with concentric circles at its centre and fitted with a cylindrical fluted handle ending in a ram protuberance with finely chased details. Length: 35 cm Diameter: 22.5 cm Provenance: Former Pourtales collection, Paris, acquired around 1950 Rupert Wace Ancient Art Limited, London, acquired on the English art market on 28 February 2008 Christian Levett Collection, Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2009 Exhibitions: Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011-August 2023 Bibliography: J. Spier, "Roman Bronzes" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2016, p. 136, fig. 18 A Roman bronze patera, Circa 1st century A.D.