RARE ANCIENT ROMAN IRON BRANDING TOOL Ca. AD 1 - 300. A branding iron with a hollow, socket-like handle that tapers towards a bifurcated terminal forming a marking head consisting of angled bars. Size: 280mm x 140mm; Weight: 485g Provenance: Property of a London gallery; previously acquired at the art market in Vienna; formerly in an Austrian collection formed prior to 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.