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LOT 0622
Greek Bronze Bow Brooch
4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 5/8 in. (12.9 grams, 42 mm).
Comprising a tapering bow with median cluster of two bulbs, one arm extending to a single-loop spring and pin, the other widening to a coil and flat catch with curved edge and lateral spur above. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the estate of a West Sussex, UK, archaeology collector.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 712, for type.
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