Late Roman Silver Bow Brooch Group

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/2 - 1 3/4 in. (12.5 grams total, 38-46 mm).

Comprising: brooch of Elbefibel type with notched bow and lozenge-shaped footplate with chased lozenges within; spring, pin and catchplate intact to reverse; P-shaped bow brooch with coiled spring and footplate curving backwards to form the catchplate, one corner tapering to a slender bar coiled around the base of the bow. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of an EU gentleman formed in the 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market.

Literature

Cf. Heynowski, R., Bestimmungsbuch Archaeologie: Fibeln, Munich, 2012, item 3.22.2; Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1247.

CONDITION

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LOT 0653