Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An attractive trio of artifacts from the Roman Empire enveloped in a rich, seafoam green patina: a bronze figural finial, a bronze child's torque bracelet, and a leaded brass handle in the form of a duck's neck and head. Size of largest (finial): 0.7" W x 2.5" H (1.8 cm x 6.4 cm)

Please note this was part of the Leavitt Hunt collection. Hunt (1831 to 1907) was a lawyer, world traveler, and photographer and the first American, if not the first person, to make a photographic record of the Near East and Mediterranean, during his "Grand Tour" from 1851 to 1852, alongside his friend, Nathan Flint Baker (1820-1891). Hunt and Baker captured calotype images of some of the greatest ancient ruins of the Classical World, and these prints are invaluable early artistic photographs as well as historical records of the sites, and several were donated by Hunt's family to the Library of Congress as part of the permanent collection, as well as other institutions. Besides taking photos, artifacts were personally collected by Hunt in the various countries he visited, including this piece.

Provenance: ex-Natalie Capron, Vermont, USA, 1972 to 2008, now by her heirs; ex-Maurice Crandall, Vermont, 1941 to 1972; ex-Clyde du Vernet Hunt, Vermont, 1916 to 1941; ex-Katherine Jarvis Hunt, Vermont, 1907 to 1916; ex-Leavitt Hunt, Vermont, collected 1851 to 1852

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#174394

Duck handle is a fragment of a larger piece. Finial has weathering of surface with softening of details and minor chip to tip of tang on finial. All have expected surface wear. Rich patina throughout.