Roman Zoomorphic Brooch Hippocampus 3rd Century AD

Roman Zoomorphic Brooch Hippocampus 3rd Century AD

40x28mm, 9.19g

A pleasing example of this rare brooch form.

The Hippocampus was a mythical creature, part horse, part fish which dragged the chariot of a Roman god across the night sky.

From a European collection.