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LOT 0586
Greek Bronze Bow Brooch
CIRCA 7TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in (11.19 grams, 42.09 mm.).
Comprising a corrugated bow with coil to each end, one extending to the spring and the other to a broad plate with a catch at the lower end. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Literature
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1369.
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