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LOT 0837
Massive Roman Pannonian Bronze Bow Brooch
1ST CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (73 grams, 19 cm).
Flügelfibeln type bow-brooch with spring and pin, trumpet-shaped finial with opposed knops on the curved horns, pointilé detailing to the spine. long catchplate with pierced tracery; reinforcing strip applied in antiquity.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxbow, 1987, fig.14f and no.765, for similar types.
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