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LOT 0565

Greek Bronze Bow Brooch

6TH-5TH CENTURY B.C.

21/2 in. (22.6 grams, 65 mm).

Comprising a tapering bow with median cluster of three bulbs, one arm extending to a single-loop spring and pin, the other widening to a flat catch with curved edge and lateral spur above.

Provenance

Ex important German collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 712, for type.

CONDITION
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LOT 0565

Greek Bronze Bow Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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