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LOT 0770

Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch

3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/2 in. (37 grams, 66.5 mm).

With deep slender bow and domed knop to each end of the crossbar, D-shaped plate with spike to accept a third knop (absent), foot with chamfered sides and catch to reverse; pin and spring. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From 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.

Literature

Cf. Hattatt, R., Iron Age and Roman Brooches, Oxford, 1985, item 503, for type.

CONDITION
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LOT 0770

Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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