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LOT 0944
Large Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (51.5 grams, 79 mm).
Onion-knop finials with silver inlaid wire below, gusset to the bow, chamfered sections to the foot, hinged pin to the reverse.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Beck, H. et al., Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, fig.119(7), for type.
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