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LOT 0629
Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (31.8 grams, 67 mm).
With onion-knop finials, gusset to the bow, chamfered sections to the foot, hinged pin to the reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Beck, H. et al., Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, fig.119(7), for type.
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