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LOT 0873

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.

Provenance

Ex German collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. Mackreth, D.F., Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011, vol.2, pl.140, item 12576.

CONDITION

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LOT 0873

Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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