Brooch in the Form of a Panther, 100–300, Roman, Copper alloy inlaid with silver and niello, Overall: 1 5/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (3.4 x 6.3 x 2.9 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, This brooch is exceptional in its naturalistic rendering of a panther. The spots were created not with enamels but by the niello process, in which incisions in the silver were filled with an alloy of black sulphur that was then heated
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Brooch, Form, Panther, 100–300, Roman, Copper alloy inlaid, silver, niello, Overall, 1 5/16 x 2 1/2 1 1/8, 3.4 6.3 2.9 cm, Metalwork-Copper alloy, brooch, exceptional, naturalistic rendering, panther, spots, created, enamels, niello process, incisions, filled, alloy, black sulphur, heated
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