Bronze Fragment

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Date Acquired  2004
Location Discovered Balkans
Material  Bronze/ Copper Alloy
Dimensions 5.4cm long x 4.0cm wide
Antiquity 1st to 4th Century AD
Description  

Bronze fragment showing a detailed male leg with muscle definition. There is a hand in the top right near an unknown item.  It is unknown if this is a Roman item, once part of a piece of a helmet  or possibly part of a Chain mail connector such as this item. Chainmail connector Or if it simply is another ancient item.  A soft light green patina covers the piece, with some of the original bronze showing through. 

 

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**Note on background. A Fresco from the ancient Roman City of Pompeii. The interior walls of a wealthy Roman's Estate 79AD. Picture taken July 2005.