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LOT 1059
Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (45 grams, 78 mm).
With onion-knop finials, gusset to the bow, chamfered sections to the foot, and a hinged pin to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Beck, H. et al., Fibel und Fibeltracht, Berlin, 2000, fig.119(7), for type.
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