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LOT 0680
Roman Bronze Bow Brooch
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (16 grams, 47 mm).
Of kraftig profilierte type with tapering bow with scooped sides, collar to the bow and spur beneath, swept forward edge to the foot with knop finial; spring and pin to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Fox, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK, antiquarian and archaeologist; his collection assembled in the 1950s-1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 334, for type.
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