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LOT 0559
Large Phrygian Bow Brooch
8TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
4 in. (173 grams, 10.3 cm).
Substantial arched bow formed with bulbs and collar, stepped finial with coil and spring; the catch formed as a hand with fingers curled round. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 211.
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