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Romano-British Enamelled Bronze 'VITA VENI' Knee Brooch
Romano-British Enamelled Bronze 'VITA VENI' Knee Brooch
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1st century A.D. With cylindrical transverse headplate, scoped profile to the bow, catch to the reverse; shallow enamelled cells with reserved 'VITA VENI' legend. Cf. Bayley, J. & Butcher, S., Roman Brooches in Britain: A Technological and Typological Study based on the Richborough Collection, London, 2004, item 244, for type. 20.6 grams, 39 mm (1 1/2 in.).

Found Suffolk, UK. From an East Anglian private collection.

'Vita veni' is enigmatic: 'vita' is the common Latin noun for 'life' and 'veni' is the verbal form '[it] came'.
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Romano-British Enamelled Bronze 'VITA VENI' Knee Brooch

Estimate £100 - £140
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