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LOT 0903
Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (58.9 grams, 88 mm).
With facetted onion-knop terminals, carinated bow with a band of hatched line decoration; keeled footplate with scroll ornaments.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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