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LOT 0699
Large Roman Bronze Decorated Bow Brooch
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (20.3 grams, 73 mm).
Colchester-type brooch with chord and pin, median band of incuse undulating lines to the bow; pin soldered in place in antiquity. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference no.A122.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient Brooches and Other Artefacts, Oxford, 1989, item 1456, for type.
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