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LOT 0642

Late Roman Silver Double-Bow Brooch

3TH-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1 7/8 in. (9.33 grams, 48 mm).

A silver sprung-prin or proto-crossbow brooch, the two separate bows joining at the top of the foot and above the spring case. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.

Literature

Cf. Behrens, G., ‘Zur Typologie und technik der provinzialrömischen Fibeln’ in Jahrb Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, 1954, pp.220-236, fig.2, no.6, from Worms.

Footnotes

These fibulae were the prototypes from which the crossbow brooch developed. Like crossbow brooch, the structure copmprises two essential parts: the upper part an arched bow and the lower part comprising a fairly long foot with a long and narrow catch-plate.

CONDITION
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LOT 0642

Late Roman Silver Double-Bow Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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