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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]
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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.
FootnotesThese 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.
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