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LOT 0697
Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (90 grams, 86 mm).
With onion knop finials, deep bow, stepped junction with foot, trapezoidal foot with ring-and-dot motifs and integral catch; hinged pin to reverse.
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. Mackreth, D.F., Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011, vol.2, pl.140, item 12576.
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LOT 0697
Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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