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4900 - Two Roman bronze rein guides, ca. 1st–3rd century CE; both shaped like eagle heads on hexagonal bases, with a pair of curved guides surmounted by duck heads. Used on Roman chariots to guide the leather horse reins. H. 12.3 and 12.6 cm. Provenance: Private Dutch collection. Dick Meyer Antiquiteiten, Amsterdam. Private Dutch collection, Wassenaar. [2]
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Two Roman bronze rein guides, ca. 1st–3rd century CE; both shaped like eagle heads on hexagonal bases, with a pair of curved guides surmounted by duck heads. Used on Roman chariots to guide the leather horse reins. H. 12.3 and 12.6 cm. Provenance: Private Dutch collection. Dick Meyer Antiquiteiten, Amsterdam. Private Dutch collection, Wassenaar. [2]
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