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LOT 0666

Greek Bronze Bow Brooch

4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.

1 1/8 in. (5.13 grams, 27 mm).

'Sanguisuga' (leech) fibula with hollow bow; integral coiled spring and ellipsoid catchplate. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the estate of a West Sussex, UK, archaeology collector.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.

Literature

See Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1355, for type.

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LOT 0666

Greek Bronze Bow Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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