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LOT 0777
Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (37.8 grams, 73 mm).
With three onion-shaped knops to the crossbar and pierced moulding to the upper face, deep bow, trapezoidal foot with notched edges and longitudinal lines; integral catch; hinged pin to reverse; Keller Type 4. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. Mackreth, D.F., Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011, vol.2, pl.140, item 12576.
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