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LOT 0642
Roman Bronze Bow Brooch with Inscription
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (16.5 grams, 12 cm).
P-shaped bow brooch with returned foot and end of the catchplate wound around the shank; hinged pin with lateral knops; beaded median line to the bow, foot with beaded borders and 'MVMI' legend. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1244, for type.
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