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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]
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 503, for type.
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Roman Yellow Glass Bead Necklace String
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Restrung group of tabular, biconical, drum-shaped and other beads. 12.3 grams, 34 cm
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Roman Bronze Ring with Boar Gemstone
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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