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LOT 0745

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

LATE ROMAN DECORATED IRON BOW BROOCH
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (16.5 grams, 69 mm).

Comprising a broad flat-section bow, narrow waist and flat-section foot, all with herringbone hatching; returned foot forming the catch, spring and pin at the head. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Beck, H. et al., Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, add.173(6) for type.

CONDITION
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