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LOT 0744
Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (30.18 grams, 51 mm).
With onion-shaped knops to the crossbar and pierced lug to centre, deep bow, trapezoidal foot with notched edges; integral catch; hinged pin to reverse; Keller Type 4. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Mackreth, D.F., Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011, vol.2, pl.140, item 12576.
FootnotesThe pierced lug at the top of the bow must have been a later addition in antiquity after the loss of the original knop.
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