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LOT 0755
Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (52 grams, 84 mm).
With onion-knop finials, herringbone detailing to the bow, ring-and-dot motifs and chamfered sections to the foot, hinged pin to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1260, for type.
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